The document discusses the need for sustainable solutions to address growing challenges around food, energy, and water (FEW) resources due to population growth and climate change impacts. It presents examples of how artificial intelligence can optimize FEW systems to increase productivity while reducing waste and expenditures. Specifically, the document highlights case studies where Tencent's AI increased crop profits by 40% with 40% less water, and describes how AI could save up to 25% of energy use in power plants by optimizing operations. The overarching message is that global cooperation across sectors is needed to establish resilient FEW systems and support a sustainable human-Earth operating system.

1. Earth 2.0A Sustainable Human-Earth
Operating System
David Wallerstein
CXO Tencent

2. What is the Moonshot
of Our Generation?

3. Population
3B
5B
8B
10B
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
2050
2.0 Billion
1900
7.6 Billion
2018
9.6 Billion
2050

4. We Have 12 years to Limit
Climate Change Catastrophe”
315
350
385
420
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2018
“
Pre-industrial carbon dioxide concentration ~ 280 parts per million
Carbon Dioxide Concentration (Parts Per Million)
“Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels
are Likely the Highest They’ve
been in 15 Million Years”
— Warns UN IPCC
University of Texas at Austin,
Jackson School of Geosciences

5. Typhoon Mangkhut 2018:
Largest in Hong Kong’s History

6. Yucatán Peninsula/ Cayman Islands/ Cuba / United States/
Canada/ Lesser Antilles/ Hispaniola/ Puerto Rico/ The Bahamas/
Bermuda/ Iceland/ Ireland/ United Kingdom/ Hispaniola/ West
Africa/ Cape Verde/ Azores/ Western Mexico/ Baja California Sur/
Southwestern United States/ Hawaii/ Johnston Atoll/ Micronesia/
Philippines/ China/ Vietnam/ Mariana Islands/ Japan/ Korean
Peninsula/ Laos/ Russian Far East/ Thailand/ Myanmar/ Alaska/
India/ Bangladesh/ Myanmar/ Maldives/ Sri Lanka/ Yemen/
Oman/ Saudi Arabia/ Somalia/ Djibouti/ Eritrea/ Madagascar/
Mozamique/ Mauritius/ Reunion/ Indonesia/ Australia/ Papua New
Guinea/ Fiji/ New Caledonia/ Vanuatu/ Tonga/ New Zealand/
Samoan Islands/ Wallis and Futuna/ Niue/ Solomon Islands

7. Cape Town Almost
Reached “Day Zero”

8. Heatwave, Drought & Wildfires
In Sweden 2018

9. While the Planet Changes
before Our Eyes…

10. A New Architecture on Earth
for Our Growing Needs

11. F E W
Food Energy Water

12. Desalination50%
WATER
Saudi Arabia

13. 75%
WATER
Agriculture
Saudi Arabia

14. Saudi Arabia
#2WATER
APPLICATION
Power
Generation

15. Saudi Arabia
20%
POWER
Desalination

16. Water Has a
Critical Relationship
to Global Energy
and Food
Center for Sustainable Systems/ University of Michigan. 2018.
“U.S. Water Supply and Distribution Factsheet." Pub. No. CSS05-17.
Irrigation (Agriculture)
37%
Public Supply
12%
Industrial
5%
Other
4%
Self-Supplied Domestic
1%
Thermoelectric Power
41%
United States Freshwater Withdrawals (2015)

17. Source: US EPA website/ September 30/ 2018
Other Gases
0.4%
Geothermal
0.4%
Biomass
1.6%
Wind
6.5%
Hydroelectric
7.6%
Nuclear
20.5%Coal
30.7%
Natural Gas
32.4%
United States Electricity Generation (2017)Most Electricity
Generation in
Traditional Energy
Markets is Based
on Heat and
Water

18. Human Behavior and
Climate Change
Alters Global Water
Distribution
Emerging Trends in Global
Freshwater Availibility from NASA JPL
(GRACE) (2002 – 2016)
M. Rodell, J. S. Famiglietti, D. N. Wiese, J. T. Reager, H. K. Beaudoing,
F. W. Landerer & M. -H. Lo
mm-H2O/year
1086420-2-4-6-8-10

19. We Need Intelligent Solutions (AI)
that Upgrade Existing Infrastructure

20. AI for
FEW
Maximize FEW Productivity while
Minimizing FEW Resource Input

21. Water Utility Operation
/
AI-driven Optimization
/
Sensors +
Data Monitoring
Outdoor Agriculture
/
AI-driven Optimization
/
Indoor Farming
Power Generation
/
AI-driven Optimization
/
Matching Demand to
Renewable Supply
(Smart Grids)
Food Energy Water

22. 10% – 40% Water Savings
1% – 10% More Yields
All Crops
4.1 × Profit per Acre
40% Water Reduction
Corn (US Mid-West)
If Applied to all US Mid-
West Corn Production
Would Save 4 Months of
US Annual Household
Water Usage
15% Higher Profit/Ha
13% Less Production Cost
Almond (Australia)
40 Billion Litres Saved
= 2 Weeks of Australia
Domestic Water Usage
2018 Case Studies: AI for Outdoor Agriculture

23. FEW Intelligent Solutions:
AI + Food

24. NetProfit(€)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
14-Aug
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4-Sep
11-Sep
18-Sep
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2-O
ct
9-O
ct
16-O
ct
23-O
ct
30-O
ct
AI Performance
vs Human
Control Group
at WUR
AiCU (Netherlands based grad students)
Deep_Greens (Intel AI led team)
Reference (Human growers) iGrow (Tencent AI led team)
Croperators (Netherlands industry veterans)
Sonoma (Microsoft AI led team)
(Net Profit Basis)

25. NetProfit(€)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
14-Aug
21-Aug
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AI Performance
vs Human
Control Group
at WUR
AiCU (Netherlands based grad students)
Deep_Greens (Intel AI led team)
Reference (Human growers) iGrow (Tencent AI led team)
Croperators (Netherlands industry veterans)
Sonoma (Microsoft AI led team)
(Net Profit Basis)
Humans

26. NetProfit(€)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
14-Aug
21-Aug
28-Aug
4-Sep
11-Sep
18-Sep
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2-O
ct
9-O
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30-O
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AI Performance
vs Human
Control Group
at WUR
AiCU (Netherlands based grad students)
Deep_Greens (Intel AI led team)
Reference (Human growers) iGrow (Tencent AI led team)
Croperators (Netherlands industry veterans)
Sonoma (Microsoft AI led team)
(Net Profit Basis)
Humans
Tencent AI

27. AI Driven Predictive Control
25%
10%
20%
40%
24H
Or more Plant &
Network Energy Savings
Less Network Water
Wastage
Less Plant & Network
CO2 Emissions
Savings to Customers
Advanced Alerts —
Reducing System Failures

28. COAL
BOILER
ASH
TURBINE &
GENERATOR
CONDENSER
COOLING
TOWER
RESERVOIR
TRANSMISSION
LINES
Thermo Electric
Power Generation
Heat & Water: Steam Turns a Turbine,
and Water Cools the Operation

29. AI for
FEW
Business Revolution
Maximize Productivity
Minimize Expenditures & Waste
Optimize Application
Sustainable Future
=

30. Tencent AI for Good
Saving People’s Lives

31. Eye
Disorders
Brain
Conditions
Early Tumor
Identification
Health
Check Ups
Heart
Conditions
And Many More in the Future…
Tencent’s AI for Health

32. Policy Makers/ Entrepreneurs/
Technologists/ Scientists/ Global Finance
We all Need to Work Together to
Solve these Challenges

33. The Greatest Moonshot of All is Establishing a
Resilient Architecture for Humans on Earth