She's on the TIME 100 AI list, alongside Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Satya Nadella.
She is building at the intersection of AI and climate, where the real battle for the future is being fought.
She is using AI to decarbonise power grids, integrate renewables, and solve real-world climate problems at scale
She is none other than
@priyald17, an Assistant Professor at MIT, co-founder of Climate Change AI, and a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University. Her work sits at the cutting edge of technology and sustainability.
But what truly stands out is how she thinks
While the world is obsessed with building bigger models and larger data centres, she questions whether that is even the right path
We might be building and thinking about AI in the wrong direction:
>> The AI race consists of three races. AGI, profit, and societal good. Most of us are only watching one.
>> Data centre ROI isn't really ROI yet. The I is happening. The R is still speculation.
>> AI literacy isn't optional anymore, not for founders, not for students, not for policymakers.
She highlights that much of today’s AI buildout is speculative, driven by the assumption that value will come later, rather than being grounded in real, present-day problems
In a world where AI is increasingly being built for profit and consumption, she is pushing for a version of AI that is responsible, sustainable, and aligned with society’s long-term needs.
If there is a new generation of thinkers shaping how AI should truly be built and deployed, she is right at the centre of it.
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