9.24.24 - Using AI to help fight climate change
As we mark Climate Week, one of the starkest signals of climate change in New York is the increasing frequency with which dangerous storms strike our communities.
From the tornadoes that ripped through Rome and Buffalo in July and August to the flash floods that swept across eastern Long Island last month, we must use every tool available to help us adapt and make our communities safer and more resilient.
Increasingly, that means leveraging the power of artificial intelligence.
John Holdren, a former climate adviser to President Obama, once famously said humanity has three choices when it comes to climate change: mitigation, adaptation and suffering.