FireSat, a collaboration between Google Research, Muon Space, and Earth Fire Alliance, uses infrared sensors and AI to detect wildfires within 20 minutes, with a planned 50+ satellite constellation for global coverage.
AI’s rising energy demands pose major challenges to sustainability. Tech giants are turning to nuclear power, cooling innovations, and efficiency measures to adapt.
Google AI’s Project Green Light AI aims to reduce traffic emissions and improve traffic flow by optimizing traffic signals, while an AI system is being used to set variable speed limits on a US freeway to manage traffic more effectively. Meanwhile, Michigan is advancing its smart highway initiatives with a 25-mile corridor for connected and automated vehicles on I-94. Cities Use Google’s Green Light AI for Traffic and Emissions – Image generated by AI for The AI Track Google’s Project Green Light AI – Key Points
Investigating the transformative effects of artificial intelligence in addressing climate change and environmental sustainability, this article covers AI’s applications in reducing emissions, enhancing agricultural efficiency, and bolstering conservation initiatives, alongside discussing its own environmental footprint.
