From climate change to landfill, AI promises to solve Earth’s big environmental problems – but there’s a hitch
- Written by Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised our lives in myriad ways, from personalising our social media feeds to giving us driving directions and monitoring our health.
In recent years, hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change.
AI involves using computers to make them think...





