Only 7 per cent of more than a thousand firms surveyed in the region are using artificial intelligence with adequate safeguards to help workers adapt to the technology’s impact, according to new analysis by AI Company Data Initiative.
As oil and gas firms reap windfall profits from wartime price spikes, regional climate advocates urge governments to tax gains and channel the funds into renewables and grid upgrades to secure Asia’s energy future.
Finalists from seven countries with solutions targeting the cooling crisis and industrial decarbonisation were shortlisted in a record-breaking year for entries, which saw 1,500 submissions across 100 countries.