Five-point playbook highlights the opportunities that AI provides governments, businesses, and society
Microsoft has released a whitepaper titled “Accelerating Sustainability with AI: A Playbook” ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), taking place at Expo City in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023.
The playbook outlines a comprehensive strategy for governments, businesses, and civil society organizations to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in propelling the transition to a net-zero, climate-resilient, and nature-positive future.
“We are at a critical moment for environmental sustainability, and it is vital that government leaders, businesses, and civil society work hand in hand and use every tool available to us, including AI,“ stressed Samer Abu-Ltaif, CVP and President, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA), Microsoft.
The playbook highlights the three unique, and most crucial abilities, that AI possesses for overcoming bottlenecks that exist on the path to net zero.
Transformative potential
Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Vice President and Chief Data Scientist of the AI for Good Lab at Microsoft and one of the authors of ‘Accelerating Sustainability with AI: A Playbook’, noted that while AI is already contributing to sustainability-related discoveries, its true transformative potential is only just beginning to be realized.
Microsoft’s playbook offers a five-point approach to help achieve this continuous cycle which includes: investing in AI to accelerate sustainability solutions; developing digital and data infrastructure for the inclusive use of AI for sustainability; minimizing resource use in AI operations; advancing AI policy principles and governance for sustainability; and building workforce capacity to use AI for sustainability.
