Will AI And Climate Risk Management Align In 2025?

By Sophia Mendelsohn

Originally published by Forbes

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 31, 2025 / While artificial intelligence has become increasingly present in contemporary business operations over the past two years, the term might still trigger images of dystopian films like I, Robot or Blade Runner. Hollywood's larger-than-life portrayals of AI catastrophe, while cinematically compelling, obscure a more nuanced reality: the genuine risk lies not in AI itself, but in failing to harness its potential.

This parallel extends to climate change. Though we're unlikely to witness the theatrical extremes of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, dismissing climate risks would be equally misguided. While neither AI nor climate change has manifested in Hollywood's extreme scenarios, climate reality is encroaching on cinema's doorstep - as evidenced by the recent devastating wildfires that swept through Sunset Boulevard, leaving much of Hollywood and northern Los Angeles in ruins.

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There's no instant feedback switch that turns off climate disasters once the world hits its emissions targets. Long-term business forecasting must account for an increase in climate shocks. Image courtesy of GETTY.

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