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AI Optimizes Clean Energy, Predicts Disasters to Save Lives: Ceew CEO

Anurabha Ghosh, CEO of Ceew, highlights AI's critical role in tackling climate change by optimizing clean energy use and improving disaster prediction. He emphasizes the need for an intentional approach where AI development itself is sustainable, minimizing its energy and water footprint. India is positioning itself as a global leader in this space, being the first Global South nation to host the Global AI Impact Summit. The country's advancements, like village-level weather forecasts, demonstrate AI's practical potential in protecting vulnerable communities.

Key Points: AI for Climate: Optimizing Clean Energy & Disaster Resilience

  • Optimizes renewable energy grid injection
  • Improves disaster prediction for resilience
  • Enables climate-smart agriculture
  • Requires intentional resource management
  • India hosts Global AI Impact Summit
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AI can help optimize clean energy save lives and livelihoods: Ceew CEO Anurabha Ghosh

Ceew CEO Anurabha Ghosh explains how intentional AI application can optimize renewable energy, predict floods, and create climate-resilient farming.

"AI can help to predict storm surges and flooding events better so we can save lives and livelihoods. - Anurabha Ghosh"

New Delhi, February 17

In recent years AI has emerged as a powerful tool that helps in the fight against climate change. It enables computers to learn from data and make decisions or predictions. When applied to climate studies, AI systems analyse climate related data and provide solutions for improved climate modeling, optimized renewable energy generation, solutions for sustainable agriculture, and enhanced disaster resilience.

Anurabha Ghosh, CEO of Ceew, spoke about how an intersection of Artificial Intelligence and climate action can help meet present-day environmental challenges head on, with the right intention paving the way for tech and environmental sustainability to go hand-in-hand.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Ghosh said, "AI can help to optimise for clean energy-- use the solar radiation or where the wind is blowing; use that more optimally so you're injecting more clean energy in the grid. It can help to predict storm surges and flooding events better so we can save lives and livelihoods. It can help to optimise for the kinds of agricultural practices that would make our farming more climate resilient and water efficient. But in order to do that, we have to be intentional about the resource footprint as well."

He noted that like environment, sustainability, and climate action, AI is also a general-purpose technology. "We've got to make sure that these two intersect so that we are designing models in a way that is fit for purpose. We're not just competing for compute power, but for optimising for the energy requirement, water requirement for cooling the data centres".

He called for an optimised approach to AI that accelerates climate action and drives a more sustainable AI story.

Ghosh said the future of AI depends on the choices we make.

"Future of AI- It's our choice. That's the future."

India is the first country from the Global South to host the Global AI Impact Summit, which brings together global leaders, policymakers, technology companies, innovators, and experts to showcase and deliberate on the transformative potential of AI across governance, innovation, and sustainable development.

India is advancing as a global leader in AI-driven climate solutions. The country has made institutional innovations and strong multilateral partnerships. India now provides village-level weather forecasts. India is proving that AI can be a powerful tool in fighting climate change. This is especially important for vulnerable communities in the Global South.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Excellent points by Mr. Ghosh. The intentionality is key. We can't let AI's own energy hunger cancel out its benefits. India hosting the Global AI Impact Summit is a proud moment. Hope our startups and researchers lead the way in sustainable AI models.
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Arjun K
Optimizing solar and wind with AI sounds promising, but the real test is implementation at scale. We have great potential, but also bureaucratic hurdles. Hope the focus remains on ground-level impact for common people, not just conference room discussions.
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Sarah B
The point about cooling data centres is crucial. In a water-stressed country, we must be careful. AI for climate resilience is brilliant, but its own footprint needs a green solution. A balanced approach is the only way forward.
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Vikram M
"Future of AI - It's our choice." Well said. We have a chance to build it right from the start, learning from the West's mistakes. Let's make AI a tool for public good, especially in disaster management for our coastal communities. Jai Hind!
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Kavya N
As someone from a farming family, the part about climate-resilient agriculture gives me hope. If AI can tell us the best time to sow or warn about pests, it would be a blessing. The government must ensure this tech reaches small farmers at affordable costs.

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