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A Norwegian AI Company Is Working on AI Tools to Forecast Floods and Landslides
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A Norwegian startup company, 7Analytics, has received €4 million of capital funds to forecast upcoming floods and landslides. Located in...
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AI Companies Are Eyeing the Use of Dirty Fuels to Feed AI’s Ravenous Energy Hunger
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The AI industry's massive energy needs are driving data center demands, with some companies turning to traditional, carbon-emitting energy sources....
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The ClimateGPT AI Model Fights Climate Change
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A group of startups called the Endowment for Climate Intelligence (ECI) has introduced an open-source collection of AI models, named...
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A Mapping AI Could Protect Valuable Infrastructure as the Arctic Circle Warms
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New advanced AI mapping techniques may provide the detailed information needed to predict the global impact of thawing permafrost in...
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AI Says Half the World’s Flowering Plants Face an Existential Crisis
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A recent study reports that almost half of the world’s known flowering plants are at risk. To identify threatened plant...
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Creating an AI-generated Image Uses as Much Power as It Takes to Charge a Smartphone
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A study by Carnegie Mellon University and Hugging Face found that creating a single AI-generated image uses as much power...
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AI’s Energy Consumption is Out of Control
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In a recent publication, Felicity Bradstock, a freelance writer specializing in the energy industry, warns that uncontrolled AI adoption could...
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AI Outperforms Supercomputers When Forecasting Weather
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant strides in forecasting weather, outperforming supercomputers with the speed and accuracy of its reports....
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Biased AI Climate Datasets Spell Trouble for Separating Climate Change Facts from Fiction
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help combat climate change, but there are concerns, such as the possibility of...
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AI Weather Prediction vs Climate Change: AI Might Lose
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries worldwide, and weather forecasting is no exception. Recent publications in Nature highlight the potential...
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