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WEF charts roadmap to sustainable AI – and calls for collaboration

"Partnerships are critical to unlock AI’s potential while responsibly addressing its environmental impacts.”
Melodie Michel
WEF charts roadmap to sustainable AI – and calls for collaboration
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In a new paper series released at its Davos conference, the World Economic Forum suggests a collaborative roadmap to ensure AI’s large-scale deployment doesn’t cause collateral damage to the environment.

Artificial intelligence is one of the most talked about topics at this year’s WEF conference in Davos, Switzerland. Speakers and delegates are particularly interested in how to solve AI’s energy conundrum: while the technology can help reduce energy consumption by up to 60% in certain use cases, the electricity needed to power it is projected to grow by 50% every year until 2030.

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