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Study warns AI could raise fossil fuel emissions
Original: A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already us
A new study finds that AI-driven productivity gains in the fossil fuel industry could increase emissions rather than cut them. Researchers point to oil and gas companies already using AI to boost production efficiency, which risks prolonging extraction. The findings follow UN Secretary-General António Guterres's warning to world leaders about unchecked AI power, adding to concerns that technology meant to fight climate change may instead accelerate it.
Why now: It follows Guterres's UN address on unchecked AI power and taps fears that AI may worsen climate change.
United NationsAntónio Guterresfossil fuel industry
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- A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production. When United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders last week in his UN address about the unchecked power… · SkepticalScience@scicomm.xyz · 8
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