07-03-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com

AI will likely increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report

Claims that artificial intelligence will help solve the climate crisis are misguided, warns a coalition of environmental groupsClaims that artificial intelligence will help solve the climate crisis are misguided, with the technology instead likely cause rising energy use and turbocharge the spread of climate disinformation, a coalition of environmental groups has warned.Advances in AI have been touted by big tech companies and the United Nations as a way to help ameliorate global heating, via to
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