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37 Yale J. on Reg. 890 (2020)
Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

handle is hein.journals/yjor37 and id is 902 raw text is: Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change Amy L. Steint As artificial intelligence (Al) continues to embed itself in our daily lives, many focus on the threats it poses to privacy, security, due process, and democracy itself But beyond these legitimate concerns, Al promises to optimize activities, increase efficiency, and enhance the accuracy and efficacy of the many aspects of society relying on predictions and likelihoods. In short, its most promising applications may come, not from uses affecting civil liberties and the social fabric of our society, but from those particularly complex technical problems lying beyond our ready human capacity. Climate change is one such complex problem, requiring fundamental changes to our transportation, agricultural, building, and energy sectors. This Article argues for the enhanced use of Al to address climate change, using the energy sector to exemplify its potential promise and pitfalls. The Article then analyzes critical policy tradeoffs that may be associated with an increased use of Al and argues for its disciplined use in a way that minimizes its limitations while harnessing its benefits to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Introduction.......................................... ...... 891 I. Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence ........................ 894 A. Climate Change . ................................ ..... 894 B. Artificial Intelligence and Climate. .................. ..... 895 1. Artificial Intelligence ......................... ..... 895 2. Artificial Intelligence and Climate.......................... 898 II. Climate Artificial Intelligence and the Electric-Power Sector..................900 A. Artificial Intelligence for Optimizing Grid Assets ...... ......901 B. Artificial Intelligence for Increasing Electric-Grid Efficiency ....... 906 C. Artificial Intelligence for Electric-Grid Reliability and Resiliency. ......................................... 909 III. Key Tradeoffs for Artificial Intelligence and Climate ....... ........ 916 A. Environmental Impacts. ......................... ...... 917 B. Data Privacy. ............................... ........ 923 C. Investment and Procurement. ........................... 928 1. Utility Investing in Artificial Intelligence ....... .......... 928 2. Nonutility Private Investment in Artificial Intelligence........... 934 T Professor of Law and University Term Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law. I am grateful to Dr. Sean Meyn, Dr. David Rolnick, Dr. Prabir Barooah, Priya Donti, Danny Sokol, and Ryan Calo for their valuable feedback, and to my tireless research assistants, Shannon Boylan, Courtney Meyer, and Tatiana Raevsky for their outstanding assistance. 890

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