AI to reduce aircraft emissions? Look what Google and American Airlines are doing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a promising avenue for a huge number of human activities - from plain and simple writing to top-notch medical intervention. Now, it is being deployed to curb aircraft emissions! The initiative has been announced by Google and it is collaborating with American Airlines for the purpose. The joint initiative aims to pioneer a novel technology capable of aiding pilots in minimising contrail emissions, those distinctive white streaks trailing across the sky left by aircraft that consist of water vapour and ice particles.Climate Impact of ContrailsThese contrails, once a mere curiosity, have now come under scrutiny due to their contribution to climate change. In some analyses, the impact of contrails on global warming is believed to surpass the emi...