Sustainability Magazine April 2025 | Page 164

CHRISTINA SHIM
SUBHAGATA MUKHERJEE
GUNTHER ROTHERMEL
AI IN SUSTAINABILITY

ROUNDTABLE PANELLISTS

CHRISTINA SHIM

CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
IBM

SUBHAGATA MUKHERJEE

VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY
NOKIA

GUNTHER ROTHERMEL

CO-GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER FOR SUSTAINABILITY
SAP

AI is changing business, and sustainability approaches, rapidly. Using these tools for predictive analysis allows businesses to anticipate challenges – but fortune telling comes at a price.

AI’ s enormous use of resources isn’ t a secret. Interactions with
Gen AI models could consume 10 times more electricity than a standard internet search and a single prompt consumes approximately 500 ml of water.
Sustainability experts from IBM, Nokia and SAP shared their thoughts on AI and predictive analysis with Sustainability Magazine.
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