Baroness Lloyd of Effra replied for HMG:
The purpose of the AI growth lab is to provide a sandbox so that we can harness some of the novel uses. Those novel uses might for example be in energy efficiency, or water efficiency. There are many ways in which AI can be harnessed to minimise environmental impacts. We are cognisant of the potential sustainability challenges from the energy demands of data centres or other areas. That is why we have set up the AI energy council, co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for DSIT and DESNZ, bringing leaders together to think about how we move forward sustainably and take up the promise of AI, while keeping to our net-zero goals.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 