AI Can Help Find Plastic Pollution—But Can It Help Us Act?

Plastic pollution is easy to see on a beach—but much harder to measure, understand and prevent. Artificial intelligence, or AI, can be used as a tool to collect and analyse information on plastic pollution. This can help guide positive action. Not all AI is the same “AI” is often discussed as though it is one single technology. That can be misleading. Much of the current debate focuses on generative AI: tools that produce text, images, audio or video. These systems are linked to concerns...