A friend recently asked me to speak at a student event on AI and sustainability at the University of Hertfordshire. I couldn’t make it in person, so I recorded a ten minute talk as a conversation starter. It’s a bit of a provocation, something to get people talking and raise some questions that wouldn’t normally get asked in a tech-focused setting.
I did this in one take and without scripting it the way I usually do with my talks, so it could definitely be slicker. But I thought I’d share it – regular readers will recognise some recent themes that I’ve used as examples here. The Great Green Wall, affordable EVs, Bill Gates’ competition to reinvent the toilet, and what these things might have to do with Artificial Intelligence.
The Earthbound Report 