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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

Advanced technologies, more stringent reporting standards and stronger support from stakeholders are building momentum for eco-friendly initiatives and the incentives that encourage them. trillion to the global economy by 2050. Reporting is also becoming critical to corporate social responsibility initiatives.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

IBM Big Data Hub

The model could potentially be used to identify conditions that raise the risks of wildfires and predict hurricanes and droughts. Predictions range as high as 5 degrees Celsius or more by the end of the 21st century, according to the Climate Science Special Report from the U.S. feet) by 2050 and by 1.01 degrees Celsius (2.66

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New DoE Program Drives Demand For Machine Learning Programmers

Smart Data Collective

However, the detailed findings of intelligent asset performance analysis allow financers to minimize risks and maximize expected returns,” the company reports. The Department of Energy should pay close attention to developments made by Kaiserwetter. They may find that funding similar projects will have the best results.

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Celebrating World Oceans Day: Revitalizing the marine ecosystem with technology-driven engineered reefs to accelerate CO2 capture

IBM Big Data Hub

If no significant action is taken, 90% of all coral reefs are predicted to be extinct by 2050. Moreover, credible environmental reporting is supported by factual data. Nowadays, human activities and climate change are pushing these delicate ecosystems to the brink of collapse.

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Getting ready for artificial general intelligence with examples

IBM Big Data Hub

Regardless, given the wide range of predictions for AGI’s arrival, anywhere from 2030 to 2050 and beyond, it’s crucial to manage expectations and begin by using the value of current AI applications. These systems excel within their specific domains but lack the general problem-solving skills envisioned for AGI.

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Why Data is Essential for the Big Oil Transformation: The Ørsted Story

Anmut

In January, the European Parliament approved the EU’s Green New Deal – pushing for a climate-neutral bloc by 2050, April saw COVID-19 force oil prices below zero, and President Xi Jinping announced that China will hit net-zero by 2060 in September. Navigating a new political and economic landscape. A clear company vision? Definitely.

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Defining a new era of exponential companies

CIO Business Intelligence

Now, Gartner estimates that by next year, 35% of large organizations will have named a Chief AI Officer reporting to a CEO or COO. The businesses of 2040 or 2050 will have more in common with the operating models built for 2030 than they will with those in 2020. That’s all changed. IBM’s research supports this.