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Hey there,
This week, my students and I have been talking a lot about the climate effects of AI.
The footprint of AI usage has been a big issue for years – and it's become an even more common question because of viral headlines claiming that AI "drinks a bottle of water" to generate even a small amount of content.
And it's about more than just quantifying resource usage. In our new post in Innovating with AI Magazine, author Amy Smith explores how grocery stores can use AI to optimize their resource usage – while also risking of accidental discrimination and unfairness.
Amy's article is a fascinating look at how grocery stores are using AI across pretty much every aspect of their businesses, from sourcing to aisle design. Here's a sampling:
“We’re actually working in the food supply chain with not just grocery stores, but actually farmers, as well. We integrate climate data such as topsoil conditions, access to water, and thousands of variations of seeds to figure out…the optimal use of the land and how you divide up cash crops versus nutrition crops.” To read more, click here for the full, free, shareable article from Innovating with AI Magazine.
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For the second half of today's newsletter, I've got a sneak peek into what I talked about with students in our most recent live training session, which was all about celebrating the great things about AI while being honest about its negative impacts.
By far the most popular headline of the last few months is this one:
"AI drinks a bottle of water for every 300 prompts!"
[sometimes we see variants claiming it's as little as 20 prompts] This is a very catchy headline |