4 steps to using AI in an environmentally responsible way

Apr 1, 2021

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If developers are not careful, the use of AI can add to the looming climate crisis. Here are four steps to using AI responsibly. Image: Arteum.ro/Unsplash

Mansour AlAnsari

Saudi Aramco Fellow, AI/ML Team, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)

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