Finding a Balance
In the short term, Krintz sees AI as a net negative for the environment. But given a longer timeline, she believes there's plenty of cause for optimism.

“It will eat our planet,” Krintz tells PCMag. “However, it has so much potential for offering solutions that help reduce our carbon footprint, that help improve our energy efficiency, that if you think about it holistically … there’s a tremendous potential for having a balance, not destroying the Earth [but] trying to protect it.”