Minidocs
February 05, 2025

Artificial Intelligence and the Environment

The 6th season of the Fundação FHC original mini-documentary series looks at the relationship between artificial intelligence and the environment.

How can artificial intelligence help combat climate change? On the other hand, what are the negative environmental impacts of its use? What can be done to promote the sustainable development of AI? Given the concentration of power in big tech companies, how far can governments go to regulate the sector and prevent innovation from damaging the environment?

Four experts (below) share their ideas to answer these and other questions in this season of Vale a Pena Perguntar.

This season is split into three episodes:

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Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

Explores the paradoxical relationship between artificial intelligence and the environment, and how these technologies can both exacerbate and contribute to the challenges of climate change.

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Big Tech and Environmental Regulation

Examines the concentration of power of big tech companies in the field of artificial intelligence and the challenges of regulating and promoting sustainability in this sector. It also explains the potential benefits and risks for Brazil.

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Environmental regulation of AI

Discusses existing environmental regulation in Brazil. It analyses the possibilities of improving these mechanisms to deal with artificial intelligence and the need to create new regulatory parameters.