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Interview with Friederike Rohde: The environmental impact of AI as a public interest concern

Theresa Züger, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2024

Rohde cautions that the economic structure that AI is currently being developed within is unfortunately at odds with the public interest. At the same time, she also believes that intelligent algorithms and digitalisation can in essence contribute to environmental and climate protection in tangible ways.