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AI is helping accelerate the clean-energy transition by optimizing grids, forecasting demand, improving renewable integration, guiding infrastructure planning, and enabling predictive maintenance. It also supports cleaner buildings, transport, and industry, while aiding discovery of new materials for batteries and reactors.
Europe is weakening GDPR and delaying key parts of its AI Act, while the US moves to block states from regulating AI altogether. Both regions aim to boost innovation and growth, even as critics warn of risks and unchecked harms. The AI boom continues, powered by Nvidia’s soaring earnings.
Ottawa’s OC Transpo is studying AI to scan 10,000 security cameras and detect real-time “anomalies” like assaults, vandalism, or emergencies. Officials say it could boost safety, while advocacy groups warn about risks such as racial profiling and over-policing.
OpenAI has issued a serious warning about the dangers of superintelligent AI, describing its potential impact as “catastrophic” if left unchecked. The company is urging world leaders to establish global safety frameworks to manage advanced AI systems responsibly and prevent technology from surpassing human control in the future.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta continue pouring billions into artificial intelligence, but investors are demanding proof of payoff. As AI spending surges, the spotlight is on how these companies will turn massive investments into real-world profits and maintain their dominance in an increasingly competitive tech race.
