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AI may boost fossil fuel emissions more than it cuts them
Original: "Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables
New modelling suggests AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas extraction could enable more emissions than AI applications in renewables are able to avoid. Commenters are debating whether fossil fuel companies are investing heavily in AI partly to replace human workforces and expand output, raising questions about the technology's net climate impact.
Why now: Concerns are growing that AI investment may accelerate fossil fuel production rather than support the energy transition
artificial intelligencefossil fuel industryrenewable energy
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- "Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid" What if.. 'Fossil Fuel lobbies are investing hundreds of billions in AI in order to eventually replace all of their human workforce with AI, because… · CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social · 4
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