How can AI help address environmental and sustainability issues?

Motion-sensing cameras can collect very large amounts of biodiversity data. Drones equipped with AI technologies can fight deforestation and poaching. Internet of Things, machine learning, and blockchain can be combined to support urban water management. Meanwhile, the datasets used to train AI are increasingly large and take an enormous amount of energy to run. The MIT Technology Review reported that training just one AI model can emit more than 626,00 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent – which is nearly five times the lifetime emissions of an average American car.