Nick Couldry: Using AI for trivial tasks hurts the planet
Couldry, N.
& Bevan, A.
(14 May 2025)
Nick Couldry: Using AI for trivial tasks hurts the planet.
LSE Business Review.
& Bevan, A.
(14 May 2025)
Nick Couldry: Using AI for trivial tasks hurts the planet.
LSE Business Review.
Data centres around the world consume vast amounts of electricity and water. In London, Thames Water has expressed great concern with possible shortages. Nick Couldry believes that we must stop using AI for trivial tasks every day. Without this behavioural change, we risk worsening climate change. He discussed the environmental consequences of AI in this Q&A with Anna Bevan for LSE’s IQ Podcast.