Capitol Hill Staff Eye AI Benefits For Climate, Energy Amid EPA Deployment

Congressional staff are considering how artificial intelligence can assist in modernizing the power grid to meet growing energy demand while mitigating climate change effects, after a briefing last month that pushed back on widespread assumptions that energy demands from AI and data centers will destabilize the grid and increase emissions. During a Sept. 25 congressional briefing hosted by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), speakers stressed that choosing between clean energy sources and promoting AI developments is a false...