Professor Nick Couldry, Dr Eugenie Dugoua, Ceara Carney | Artificial intelligence is transforming the world around us, offering increased productivity and promising to help tackle difficult problems like global warming. But behind the scenes, its environmental costs are mounting. From massive energy use to vast quantities of water required to cool data centres, AI's footprint is growing fast. So, in an age of water scarcity and climate crisis, can we justify this technological boom? In this episode of LSE iQ, Anna Bevan asks: Is AI destroying the planet?

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7 May 2025

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LSE IQ Podcast

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ETqW07U6UuJCqIB5Avhht?si=aeMBaMScT7iowW9Z_ORueA&nd=1&dlsi=e080af1ffd8b4824

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