“I don’t think we can separate Trump’s policy of AI boosterism from his policy of energy dominance,” said Kate Brennan, associate director of the New York-based AI Now Institute, which studies the social implications of the coming AI boom.
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Brennan of the AI Now Institute said that a fast-charging approach to artificial intelligence that does not consider the climate implications poses risks to the industry.
“There’s not enough renewable energy right now, and we could see big tech companies abandon their climate commitments,” Brennan said. “We’re seeing fossil fuel plants stay online, which means the immediate and tangible harms of a rapid tech expansion are hitting communities and people.”
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