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“ An example is the Government of Kenya using IBM ’ s geospatial foundation model to help the country fight deforestation and plant 15 billion trees – a critical effort in a country where forested areas retain water and support over a third of the national GDP .”

The initiatives come as extreme weather in the US disrupted supply chains and insurance markets – and Christina notes that this reflects growing awareness of operational risks : “ These same challenges reflect an opportunity , as business , government and society are understanding more than before that our ways of operating face a huge , collective risk that must be addressed .”

Tech infrastructure improvements target emissions reduction Technical infrastructure is one of the most crucial elements to achieving corporate AI sustainability initiatives .

“ There are no shortage of sustainability challenges these days ,” Christina says .

“ Yet these same challenges reflect an opportunity , as business , government and society are understanding more than before that our ways of operating face a huge , collective risk that must be addressed .”

Through all of IBM ’ s efforts in AI sustainability , it considers AI ethics as part of every use case that the company ’ s technology addresses .

IBM believes it can collectively address these problems with AI , rightsizing the models and infrastructure .

“ As a leader in AI for business , IBM recognises the critical importance of developing and using these technologies in a sustainable and ethical way ,” Christina concludes .

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