Urban landscapes could be cooled by up to 3.5 degrees using a QUT-developed AI-based tool that optimizes where trees and which species are planted to make cities cooler, greener and more resilient in the face of climate change.
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Over HOA’s dead bodies.
(That’s meant as instructions. Jk. Then again I don’t live in a country where those are really a thing.)
Why do they need AI to do this? The answer is, they don’t. Also, it’s wrong about the details, I guarantee it. The thing is, even the “wrong” species planted still works. So, I suppose this is at least a harmless enough “use of AI”. On the other hand, it’s a bit ironic considering this could easily be handled with a much less resource-intensive one educated brain, and pencil and paper.
