As the U.S. races to lead in cryptocurrency, the environmental and public health costs of crypto mining demand smarter regulation and sustainable innovation.
Patents encourage innovation by securing rights of exclusion in lucrative markets. Yet when it comes to green technology, the patent system may run the risk of instead acting as a barrier to access.
AI Data Centers may soon be moving to space, but that move may have significant environmental and consumer impacts without environmental impact assessments and regulations.
An overreliance on generative AI may threaten our collective potential to meaningfully address environmental problems by potentially slowing scientific progress and innovation, reducing the efficacy of our collaboration, and weakening support for environmental protection.
As artificial intelligence grows and developers plan new data centers, residential consumers are footing the bill for increased electricity demands. Regulators must act to keep energy costs down and maintain the course on climate goals.
