India should assess the technology-led growth priorities in the context of artificial intelligence’s climate costs. Elaborate (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· The “race” for dominance in AI is far from fair: Not only do a few developed economies possess certain material advantages right from the start, they also set the rules.
· They have an advantage in research and development, and possess a skilled workforce as well as wealth to invest in AI.
· The climate impact of AI comes in a few forms: The energy use of training and operating large AI models is one.
· In 2020, digital technologies accounted for between 1.8 per cent and 6.3 per cent of global emissions.
· At the same time, AI development and adoption across sectors has skyrocketed, as has the demand for processing power associated with larger and larger AI models.
· In 2021, UNESCO adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, calling on actors to “reduce the environmental impact of AI systems, including but not limited to its carbon footprint.”
· Like most nexus issues, the relationship between climate change and AI is still a whisper in the wind. It is understudied, not least because the largest companies working in this space are neither transparent nor meaningfully committed to studying, let alone acting, to substantively limit the climate impact of their operations.
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