TED Talks Daily Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon
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Sep 20, 2023 Sims Witherspoon, a leader at Google DeepMind's AI research lab, discusses the transformative role of AI in tackling climate change. She delves into how neural networks can optimize renewable energy systems, particularly wind power, to enhance predictions about Earth's ecosystems. Witherspoon emphasizes the importance of collaboration across scientific and sociopolitical realms to effectively combat this global crisis, suggesting that AI might be crucial for achieving a carbon-free energy future.
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Renewables' Predictability Problem
- Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are crucial for a sustainable future.
- However, their intermittent nature poses a challenge for power grid management, which requires consistent supply.
AI for Renewable Energy Forecasting
- Use AI's forecasting capabilities to address the unpredictability of renewables.
- By analyzing historical data, AI can predict wind availability, improving grid stability.
Google's Wind Power AI Project
- Sims Witherspoon's team at Google DeepMind used AI to improve wind energy prediction.
- Partnering with Google, they tested their AI on 700 megawatts of wind power capacity.