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AI's Impact: Doubts on Pollutants, European Policy Gaps, & Robot Advancements
Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants
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• Tony Cox, a risk analyst with industry backing, is using AI to amplify his perspective casting doubt on the dangers of pollutants.
• Cox is developing an AI application to scan academic research and challenge the correlation between pollutants and health impacts, alarming some health experts.
Almost a third of European businesses don't have a formal, comprehensive AI policy in place amidst surging generative AI use amongst professionals
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• Almost one-third of European businesses lack a formal, comprehensive AI policy despite widespread AI use in offices.
• The absence of formal AI policies in organizations raises concerns about increased risks such as the use of deepfakes.
Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safely
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• MIT CSAIL researchers utilized generative AI combined with a physics simulation engine to improve robot designs, resulting in a robot that outperformed those designed by humans in jumping capabilities.
• The use of GenAI in conjunction with a physics simulation engine led to advancements in robot design, particularly in enhancing jumping height and safe landing abilities.
Google's emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green
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• Google's carbon emissions have increased by 51% since 2019 due to the growth in datacenter capacity required to power artificial intelligence.
• The tech giant's efforts to go green have been hampered by the demand for electricity driven by artificial intelligence, with estimated power needs by 2026 equaling that of Japan.
Trump's tax bill seeks to prevent AI regulations. Experts fear a heavy toll on the planet
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• US Republicans are including provisions in a major spending bill to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence, sparking concerns about the environmental impact of unrestricted AI use.
• Researchers predict that unchecked growth in AI could lead to the emission of about 1bn tons of carbon dioxide in the US over the next decade due to the industry's massive electricity consumption, potentially exacerbating climate change.