Name: Can AI help solve the climate crisis?
Uploaded: 2023-09-20T14:53:22Z
Duration: 12 min 16 s
Description: "AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change," says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind power as her case study, she explains how powerful neural networks can help us better predict Earth's changing ecosystems and accelerate the breakthrough science needed to create a carbon-free energy supply.

Sims Witherspoon: Can AI help solve the climate crisis?

Can AI help solve the climate crisis?

"AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change," says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind power as her case study, she explains how powerful neural networks can help us better predict Earth's changing ecosystems and accelerate the breakthrough science needed to create a carbon-free energy supply.

Artificial intelligence can make renewable energy more reliable by forecasting wind power with far greater accuracy. One AI system improved wind energy predictions by 20 percent over previous methods, showing real progress in closing the gap between supply and demand. The transition to clean energy relies not just on having solutions, but on figuring out how to scale and apply them with the right data and partnerships. Achieving real-world impact means combining technological advances with domain expertise, open data, and collaboration across many fields.