This is the time where I review the things I’ve written about since the last checkpoint. It’s been another busy month and looks like June was spent primarily writing about AI and the environment. I managed to get a few articles posted under the general, ethics and technology categories as well.
AI and the Environment
The bulk of the month was spent writing about AI and the environment. By now most are familiar with this paradox. Yes, AI takes from the environment (negative) but also is involved in many projects to aid the effort to fix the environment. (positive)
One common concern is fresh drinking water. We are on track to resolving this crisis through a number of means. There are projects currently underway as well as projects 3-5 years out and then additional projects for the future. To read more about this, check out AI Drinking The World Dry?
Of course water usage within the data-centers are directly tied to the power requirements and heat generated. To get insight into the power usage and what’s being done about that, check out AI Power Consumption.
I’d be remiss if I hadn’t looked at the bigger picture, climate change. If you’re interested in seeing what projects involve AI to help fight against climate change, check out AI Helps Fight Climate Change.
Technology moves very quickly, so I wanted to take a look at the next-generation microprocessor chips. This is a combination of silicon and photonics and the manufacturing process does impact the environment. If you’d like to see where this is heading, checking out Computer Chip Manufacturing.
Lastly, under the environment category here at AI for the 21st Century, I wrote about the concept of the circular economy and what we’re doing today to achieve this. Implementing a circular economy within AI and our data-centers is really the holy grail. You can check it out by reading my article Circular Economy.
General
As you can see there’s been a number of articles geared towards AI and the environment. However, I also wrote about some interesting things under the general category.
AI – Catalyst for Change explores the relationship AI has on the environment as well as ethics. In my lifetime, I’ve not seen any other technology have such a global impact, with the exception of nuclear technology. Building out AI is forcing the globe to take a hard look at both the environment and the ethical implementations of AI.
There is also a lot of fear around AI taking jobs. I put this into perspective in an article titled Beyond the Hype: What the Data Actually Says About AI and Jobs by 2030. This piece goes beyond hype and addresses employment by identifying job increases and reductions as well as the shifting workplace.
Lastly, in the general category I take a look at the ground breaking case of Florida vs OpenAI. This is the first case of its kind and even has legal scholars considering a whole new set of laws specifically for AI.
Ethics
If you’ve been here before, you know I’m a fan of implementing ethics and ethical implementations of AI. I’ve written in more detail on the need for an ethical processing unit within the framework of AI. You can read this article titled Beyond Logic: The Case for the Ethical Processing Unit (EPU).
Technology
While all the articles are geared towards technology, the category here explains specific pieces. I wrote a piece on machine learning and yes, this could easily be applied to the environment as well as ethics. In both cases AI needs to learn in order to assist. My article titled Machine Learning (ML) explores the process itself, rather than specific implementations in areas like the environment and ethics. Here you can learn about the types of learning being used and why.
Summary
It’s been a very busy month and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the articles. There’s still so much more to do. AI for the 21st Century will continue to venture into the areas of ethics, environmental usage, new technologies, and of course how this interaction between peoples and AI shape our future. It’s not all AI, it takes people too. Together, as partners, we can build a better tomorrow.
Keep coming back. We’ve only just begun!
