Artificial Intelligence – Can Computing Power Save Our Planet?

 

Artificial intelligence has long since solved complex tasks and made our everyday lives easier. But do intelligent computer programmes also provide new solutions for environmental and climate protection? Here we set out to find answers to these questions.

Reducing Energy Consumption With the Claude Carbon Tool (Interview)

With his free tool, Claude Carbon, French developer Gaëtan Wittebolle makes the carbon footprint of vibe coding visible and shares tips to help developers reduce their code's emissions.

New Report: “AI That Helps the Climate Is Very Different From AI That Consumes a Lot of Energy”

74 percent of claims that AI benefits the climate are unfounded, as per a new report, which also highlights the harm of conflating GenAI with smaller models.

“A Milestone in Our Conservation Journey”: How AI Is Helping Elephants Safely Cross Train Tracks

Train collisions are the second-highest cause of elephant deaths in India. A new AI-powered solution is helping them safely cross the tracks.

Fighting the Search Monopoly With an Open Source Index: An Interview With Michael Granitzer From OpenWebSearch

Free, unbiased access to internet search: that's the vision of the OpenWebSearch project. Their open search index is making it a reality.

How SkoBots are Revitalising Indigenous Languages

SkoBots is a community-led, interactive and wearable educational robot designed specifically to teach Indigenous traditional languages to children.

Das "Mutter Erde Telefon" in Form eines einfachen, schwarzen Vintage-Telefons an der Wand
© Mother Earth Telephone

Imagine Mother Earth Is on the Phone…

...and you can ask her any questions you want. With the 'Mother Earth Telephone', you might soon have our planet on the other end of the line.

Greener Data Centres Thanks to Refurbishment? We Asked Techbuyer

The demand for computing capacity is increasing worldwide whilst reports of the environmental impact of data centres grow. Techbuyer aims to counter this with refurbished servers.

“The New Oil”: How Data Centres Threaten Climate Protection—And What We Can Do About It

Data centres threaten the energy transition, drain water resources and harm human health. Can we slow their growth before it's too late?

Sensor von Dryad am Baum.
© Dryad

‘Digital Noses’ in the Forest: How Sensors and AI Detect Fires

Start-up Dryad's sensor system sounds the alarm in the event of a forest fire, stopping them before they become difficult to control.