Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
AI
AI or climate change – which poses the greater threat to humanity?
Climate change and artificial intelligence pose very different threats, but uncertainty about the scale of catastrophe is no excuse for abandoning precaution
Who owns the AI alarm?
How warnings over AI became a market-moving battle between tech bosses, investors and politicians
China’s AI push raises the stakes
China's latest AI breakthrough signals a new phase in the technological rivalry with the United States
Which nations are using AI the most?
From Ireland to Singapore, discover the nations adopting AI the most – and why their societies are primed to use the technology
How AI is reshaping land, power and democracy
As governments race to build AI infrastructure, communities across the world are discovering that the environmental and democratic costs of data centres are increasingly being pushed aside
More than 100 data centres in UK to use gas for electricity
Data centre operators are turning toward gas for electricity after delays in connecting to the UK's National Grid
Utah approves construction of data centre twice as large as Manhattan
Learn about the proposed data centres in Utah, their vast energy needs, and the public concerns surrounding the development.
The AI tool being used to speed up wildlife tracking efforts
The benefits of using AI for tracking wildlife, streamlining the process of species identification in nature studies.
Can AI stop us learning to think?
Artificial intelligence promises to expand our intellectual reach, but we risk weakening the brain’s hard-won capacity to learn and think, Marco Magrini argues
The geopolitical fragmentation of artificial intelligence
Doug Specht examines how artificial intelligence is shifting from a shared commons to a strategic, controlled territory
What is the AI bubble – and will it burst?
Worldwide, AI expenditure is set to hit $644 billion by the end of the year. But will such vast investment yield profit?
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