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AI's carbon footprint weighed against its climate potential
Original: Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool
New coverage examines the tension between artificial intelligence's growing energy use and emissions, and its possible value as a tool for climate action. The debate centres on whether AI's benefits, such as optimising energy systems and modelling climate risks, can outweigh the carbon cost of training and running large models, as data centre demand accelerates worldwide.
Why now: Rising energy consumption from AI data centres has renewed debate over whether the technology helps or harms climate goals.
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- Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool · Japan Today
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