AI and the Environment
AI needs huge amounts of energy and water to train; data centres and their environmental cost; but AI can also help — predicting weather, monitoring deforestation, optimising energy; trade-offs
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Could your child explain that AI needs a lot of energy to work but can also be used to help protect the environment, and discuss whether the trade-off is worth it?
AI needs huge amounts of energy and water to train; data centres and their environmental cost; but AI can also help — predicting weather, monitoring deforestation, optimising energy; trade-offs
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- Explain that training AI models uses a lot of electricity and water
- Give at least two examples of AI being used to help the environment
- Describe the trade-off between AI's environmental cost and its environmental benefits
“Could your child explain that AI needs a lot of energy to work but can also be used to help protect the environment, and discuss whether the trade-off is worth it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Computing
- Domain
- Artificial Intelligence
- Age range
- Ages 9–11