Exploring the discourse around generative AI, the chapter delves into the imbalance between concerns over AI's societal risks versus its environmental consequences like high energy consumption. The discussion critiques prioritizing Artificial General Intelligence over addressing urgent climate issues and advocates for a holistic approach combining domain expertise with AI solutions.
Paris Marx is joined by Sasha Luccioni to discuss the catastrophic environmental costs of the generative AI being increasing shoved into every tech product we touch.
Sasha Luccioni is an artificial intelligence researcher and Climate Lead at Hugging Face.
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