Know It Now: How AI Can Help Drive Us Away From Climate Change
Did you know that self-driving cars can help combat climate change? This is because most are electric vehicles and drive more efficiently. As a result, some experts estimate that self-driving cars will lower vehicle emissions by a whopping 50 percent by 2050.
Self-driving cars are made possible by the data-processing power of artificial intelligence (AI)—a rapidly evolving field of technology that can make decisions, execute tasks, and improve performance without human involvement.
Beyond enabling autonomous vehicles, AI has far-reaching applications for combating climate change. So to learn more about how AI is paving the way toward a greener future, check out this lesson: https://world101.cfr.org/global-era-i...
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