India’s AI, data gaps hinder climate change efforts [Video]

India has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to mitigate climate change risks but has a long way to go as economic constraints, bureaucratic hurdles, and socio-political factors decelerate implementation.

“India is not using AI extensively to address climate change risks primarily due to factors such as limited infrastructure, lack of data availability, insufficient skilled workforce in AI and environmental sciences, and the high cost of implementing advanced AI technologies,” Rohan Sharan, founder and chief executive of Timechain Labs, an on-chain application development firm utilizing BSV blockchain technology, told CoinGeek.

“The most critical challenges include inadequate infrastructure, lack of financial resources, poor policy implementation, and limited public awareness,” Sharan added.

India is feeling the ill effects of climate change with rising temperatures and heat waves, erratic monsoons and devastating floods. In 2023, …