{"product_id":"is-ai-good-for-the-benedetta-brevini-9781509547944","title":"Is AI Good for the Planet?","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time, from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cybersecurity threats and the climate crisis. But AI also contributes to the climate crisis by running on technology that depletes scarce resources and by relying on data centres that demand excessive energy use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs AI Good for the Planet?\u003c\/i\u003e brings the climate crisis to the centre of debates around AI, exposing its environmental costs and forcing us to reconsider our understanding of the technology. It reveals why we should no longer ignore the environmental problems generated by AI. Embracing a green agenda for AI that puts the climate crisis at centre stage is our urgent priority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging and passionately written, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of AI, environmental studies, politics, and media studies and for anyone interested in the connections between technology and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benedetta Brevini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509547940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509547944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Benedetta Brevini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987034079487,"sku":"9781509547944","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9587b299-b844-457f-b900-98bbf196a40f.jpg?v=1683286619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-ai-good-for-the-benedetta-brevini-9781509547944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}