afkar collective’s Post

While the global economy has become a planetary-scale "superorganism," our data remains siloed and fragmented. Without federated insights, we're flying blind into the post-stable climate era, unable to comprehend the true state of our interconnected ecosystems. The 1.5°C target is slipping away, yet we lack the integrated data and systemic understanding to chart an effective course. #dataFederalization #climateResilience #ecosystemCollapse #speculativeDesign #planetaryIntelligence

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: We worked with Climate Change AI and Data Innovators to understand Grand Challenge initiatives in AI for climate and nature. Commissioned by the Bezos Earth Fund, this report analyzed 200+ programs to provide an in-depth guide on how to design and run Grand Challenges. It supported the development of BEF's $100-million #AIforClimateandNature Grand Challenge. CODE contributed to this report by conducting interviews with organizers, participants, judges, and other Grand Challenge stakeholders. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/dp-7ggMq  Learn more about BEF Grand Challenge: https://lnkd.in/dvHq5qAC #DataDeCODE #GrandChallenges #partnerships #AIandClimate

The digital data-access divide highlighted in the infographic below paints a concerning picture. As developed countries continue to harness the power of AI with larger volumes of training data, the gap between them and EMDEs is only set to widen. Discover more insights in detail from our latest report penned by Yanis Ben Amor, Executive Director of Center for Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University: https://bit.ly/FII_FOWAI

My Google search history will never be the same but the fun I had writing this paper made it all worth it 💪 In the age of rapid technological development, society finds itself grappling with its relationship with technology. In all of this, Ted Kaczyski arises as an unlikely icon for those dissenting against the perceived dangers of modernity. Check out the article to see the Unabomber's role as a champion of anti-technology ideals in online communities, especially in the age of climate crisis. #digitalmedia #memes #onlinecommunities #climatecrisis #technologicaldeterminism #manifesto

🎊 I am so proud to share the recipients of the Climate Change AI Innovation Grants Program 2023! These exceptional projects leverage AI and machine learning to address research and deployment challenges in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and climate science. 💡 Get inspired and read more about the projects here: https://lnkd.in/d8d4g9ft. 💸 🌏 🤝 In two years, CCAI Innovation Grants Program has disbursed over $ 3M and has enabled the creation of key partnerships that accelerate the research-to-deployment cycle, creating synergies between academic researchers, non-profits, startups and other companies, and governmental or intergovernmental organizations. Follow Climate Change AI to stay tuned about exciting developments at the intersection of climate change and AI and be the first one to know about the next open call of the Innovation Grants (to be announced soon). #research #innovation #grants #AI #ML #climatechange #climateaction

In the age of rapid technological development, society finds itself grappling with its relationship with technology. Ted Kaczynski arises as an unlikely icon for those dissenting against the perceived dangers of modernity. In this article, Paige Christianne Andres explores the #Unabomber’s influence on online discourse about modernity and technological developments, how his anti-technological sentiment translates in the age of climate crisis and information overload, and how that increasingly shared sentiment leads to online communities mythologising the #UncleTed figure.

As climate change is a multilayered challenge that requires an ecosystem of scholars, we will support University of Chicago’s community in generating the next big climate ideas. Today, we announce 11 venture and seed fund recipients that are generating the next big climate ideas—from dramatically improved weather forecasts that will support climate #adaptation to using #AI to develop advanced materials for energy technologies, and more. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3A7akl3

Data, AI and Public Sector Collaboration are the three key elements in driving climate resilience solutions in emerging markets. I encourage you to read this introduction about the research being done and then go look at the Executive Report (17 slides) which explains how AI is being used to clean up data from satellites, among many things. https://lnkd.in/gk2EsHES

Climate Week is here and it is going to be great! If you haven't already, register below to join us this Thursday for a super interesting conversation on how to balance the growth of AI with the natural resources needed for this growth. Our esteemed panelists represent some of the biggest companies in the space, and I am excited to be moderating what will certainly be a thought-provoking discussion. Come join us! #wearewsp