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AI for Environmental and Urban Resilience
The application of AI systems to proactively monitor, predict, and mitigate complex environmental and urban challenges. This includes using AI for early detection of natural disasters like wildfires, optimizing city services for safety and cleanliness, and managing critical urban infrastructure.
Updated
Observatory assessment: 30 / 100. Early Adoption
Trajectory and projections
Key players
- Academic and research institutions
- DeepMind
- IEEE
- RAND Corporation
Barriers
- Ensuring safety, reliability, and human oversight for autonomous AI in safety-critical applications
Top evidence
Experts: How are climate scientists using artificial intelligence?
Carbon Brief
Climate scientists are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance their understanding of climate change. This involves using AI for better monitoring, prediction, and mitigation of complex environmental challenges.
Introducing WeatherNext 3, our most advanced and accurate global weather AI model
DeepMind Blog
DeepMind has launched WeatherNext 3, an advanced and accurate global weather AI model, showcasing the application of AI systems to proactively monitor, predict, and mitigate complex environmental challenges.
Regional climate risk assessment from climate models using probabilistic machine learning
Nature Machine Intelligence
This article discusses the application of probabilistic machine learning models to assess regional climate risks, highlighting AI's potential to enhance our understanding and prediction of complex environmental challenges. It focuses on how AI can be used to improve climate modeling and risk assessment.
IEEE Course Teaches How to Use AI to Modernize Power Grids
IEEE Spectrum AI
The IEEE is offering a course on using AI to modernize power grids, addressing challenges like rapid industrial growth, extreme weather, and surging electricity demand. This initiative represents a crucial application of AI for enhancing infrastructure resilience and public safety, contributing to environmental and urban stability.
AI is dominating the conversation at Climate Week
MIT Technology Review
AI has become a dominant topic at Climate Week, indicating growing recognition of its dual role in environmental impact, both as a contributor to climate challenges through its energy consumption and as a potential tool for addressing them.