AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions

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New research indicates that AI technologies could inadvertently increase fossil fuel companies' carbon emissions by enhancing productivity, potentially boosting emissions by nearly 5%. This raises environmental concerns about AI's impact on climate change.

New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.