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3.12 The future of AI and sustainability Quiz

1. What is an effective first step when conceptualising a new community-based, AI-assisted environmental project?
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- a) Choosing the most powerful AI tool available.
- b) Defining a specific, manageable question that is rooted in a local context.
- c) Securing a large budget.
- d) Immediately starting to collect large amounts of data.
2. What is a major risk when using Large Language Models (LLMs) for tasks like science communication?
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- a) The models write in a style that is too complex for the public.
- b) The models refuse to summarise controversial topics.
- c) The models can “hallucinate,” meaning they confidently state fabricated information or cite non-existent sources.
- d) The models can only access information published in the last year.
3. What is a key outcome of combining local environmental observations with AI-driven quantitative data analysis?
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- a) The replacement of local knowledge with more reliable sensor data.
- b) The creation of hybrid models that can generate novel insights and more effective outcomes than either knowledge system could produce alone.
- c) The confirmation that local observations are generally too anecdotal to be useful in scientific modelling.
- d) The automation of data collection, removing the need for local community involvement.
4. Which AI technique is designed to analyse unstructured text, like interview transcripts, to identify recurring themes?
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- a) Computer Vision
- b) Predictive Analytics
- c) Natural Language Processing (NLP).
- d) Generative Visualisation
5. What does the “human-in-the-loop” principle mean for AI applications?
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- a) AI systems should be designed to operate completely independently of humans.
- b) Humans are only needed to initially programme the AI.
- c) It is essential for human experts to oversee, validate, and interpret the application of AI-generated outputs.
- d) Humans should be physically connected to the AI via a neural interface.
6. What is a key application of generative AI in communicating the impacts of climate change?
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- a) To accurately calculate the carbon footprint of different countries.
- b) To generate precise scientific forecasts of future weather events.
- c) To create emotionally resonant visualisations that make potential climate impacts feel more personal and immediate.
- d) To automatically write and pass new environmental legislation.
7. What is a significant environmental cost associated with the operation of large-scale AI models?
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- a) The risk of AI becoming self-aware.
- b) The high consumption of electricity and fresh water by data centres.
- c) The requirement for rare earth metals in all AI hardware.
- d) The potential for AI to create biased art.
8. How does AI typically enhance community-based citizen science projects that involve identifying species?
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- a) By automatically writing research papers based on the collected data.
- b) By using computer vision to suggest species identifications from photos submitted by volunteers.
- c) By managing project budgets and allocating funds.
- d) By creating social media campaigns to recruit new volunteers.
9. Which of the following is an example of a primary application of AI in environmental projects?
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- a) Lobbying governments for policy changes.
- b) Conducting fundraising campaigns for non-profits.
- c) Monitoring large-scale environmental issues like deforestation using satellite imagery.
- d) Replacing all human researchers with automated systems.
10. How can Artificial Intelligence and local environmental knowledge best work together?
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- a) AI can replace local knowledge with more accurate, data-driven predictions.
- b) AI’s analytical capabilities can be combined with the contextual wisdom of local knowledge to create more robust environmental solutions.
- c) Local knowledge can be used to manually check the results of AI, but not to train it.
- d) AI can digitise local knowledge for archival purposes, but the two systems cannot be actively integrated.

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