Can AI save the planet or is it causing more damage? This episode of the Earth Day Party podcast introduces us to two experts! Carmi Levy is a leading Technology Analyst, Journalist and Digital Marketer whose insight into technology is reshaping the way we work and live. Carmi’s missions is to identify technology-related stories that most significantly impact our day-to-day lives, and explain tech issues in a meaningful, relatable, simple manner for diverse audiences.

Damon Mathews is the Interim Executive Director of Sustainability in the Digital Age! Sustainability in the Digital Age is a think tank at Concordia University that explores how digital innovation can be used in support of healthy people and planet. Their mission is to help build a sustainable and equitable future. They work to be a bridge between sustainability science and digital innovation to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and promote living within planetary boundaries.

Both experts joined Earth Day Party hosts Shannon Burns and Sarah Christie to explain AI’s impact on the environment – the good and the bad. In this episode, we learn where waste is being generated from within the AI industry and what can be done to regulate further damage. Damon also provides takeaway questions we can ask ourselves about whether we need AI in day-to-day situations.

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