AI and Sustainability – Difficult Choices

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Beschrijving

While AI is helping people find solutions to climate change, it’s also contributing to the problem. By 2030, the amount of CO2 produced by AI data centres will equate to roughly 40% of the annual emissions of the United States. What’s more important: AI’s potential for progress? Or protecting the planet?

This resource contains a teacher guide and PowerPoint presentation to support teachers introducing the topic of AI and Sustainability. Through questioning, teamwork, discussion and the Diamond 9 teaching strategy, students will learn and debate the challenging dilemma of AI use and sustainability.

The resource has been created by The Economist Educational Foundation and Infosys.

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Hoe gebruik je deze bron

The resource is part of the Topical Talk series by The Economist Educational Foundation, designed to inspire students and help develop essential critical-thinking and communication skills through informed and open-minded discussions about the most significant issues of our time.

This resource is designed to be used as a 1-hour lesson with students. It contains:

• Gebruiksklare, duidelijke lerareninstructies die gemakkelijk te volgen zijn
• Een toegankelijke PowerPoint die duidelijk, kleurrijk en studentvriendelijk is
• Printable, engaging resources with instructions for how to present them
• Trefwoorden en definities om nieuwe of moeilijke woordenschat te ontleden

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De middelen

AI and Sustainability PDF:

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Leerresultaten (Docenten)

• Eliciteren van voorkennis en verder ontwikkelen van kennis en begrip van de belangrijkste concepten van Duurzaam Burgerschap, waarbij gevestigde wereldbeelden en waarden in twijfel worden getrokken.

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Groene competenties

• Duurzame waarden belichamen: Duurzaamheid waarderen
• Complexiteit omarmen in duurzaamheid: Kritisch denken; probleemopstelling

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Creative Commons

The Topical Talk AI and Sustainability resource was created by The Economist Educational Foundation and Infosys. It is shared on the Synapses Portal with kind permission from The Economist Educational Foundation.

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