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How We Can Fight Climate Change By Using AI

2021/7/26
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Amy Farley
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Diego Saez-Gil
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Ryan McCormick
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Amy Farley: 本期节目讨论了人工智能在应对气候变化中的作用，重点介绍了 Pachama 公司如何利用 AI 和数据科学技术来改善森林碳补偿市场。 Ryan McCormick: AI 不仅仅是工作岗位的破坏者，它也创造了新的就业机会，并推动了各行各业的数据科学应用，未来 AI 和数据科学的进步将显著改变多个领域，例如自动驾驶和交通管理。AI 和大数据分析帮助企业应对挑战并改变业务运营方式。 Diego Saez-Gil: Pachama 利用卫星图像、AI 和其他数据科学技术来验证和监测森林碳汇项目，从而提高碳信用市场的透明度和效率。Pachama 使用 AI 创建预测模型，根据树冠覆盖率、树木大小和树龄等因素来预测不同项目的碳汇量。Pachama 正在探索无人机数据和其他技术来进一步提高森林碳汇项目的监测和评估能力。Pachama 能够吸引来自大型科技公司的优秀工程师，这与其明确的环保使命有关。之前的创业经历让他意识到快速实验和学习的重要性，以及在具有政策影响的领域采取谨慎态度的重要性。气候变化对他来说是一个非常个人化的议题，因为他的房子曾被野火烧毁。Pachama 致力于解决森林碳补偿市场中存在的透明度和有效性问题，并认为碳信用价格应该反映碳封存的真实成本。Pachama 欢迎与处于不同减排阶段的企业合作，并为其提供指导，但不会与不道德或非法的企业合作。Pachama 未来一年的重点是开发新的森林碳汇项目，改进碳信用认证流程，并增加项目融资。他对企业实现净零排放目标的能力持乐观态度，但同时也意识到挑战的存在。 Amy Farley: Pachama 公司正在努力解决森林碳补偿市场中出现的一些挑战。

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The chapter discusses the widespread integration of AI in various industries, highlighting its role in solving global problems like increasing crop yields, fighting disinformation, and tracking pandemics. It also addresses misconceptions about AI, particularly its potential as a job destroyer, and emphasizes the creation of new job opportunities.

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We're talking about AI in this episode. Once the villain of Sci Fi thrillers, AI is one of the most crucial—and misunderstood—sectors that we cover here at Fast Company. The truth is, AI—in some form or another—underpins the operations of just about every company these days, from powering self-driving technologies in our cars to serving up product recommendations when we’re shopping online. And though we’re increasingly aware of how algorithms can perpetuate and amplify inequities, AI is also being used by companies to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, increasing crop yields, fighting disinformation, and helping us track and control a global pandemic. 

We're featuring one such company: Pachama, an MIC honoree that’s taking on climate change with the help of some advanced AI and data science. Amy speaks with Co-founder and CEO Diego Saez Gil about how Pachama is revolutionizing the fight against global warming.