Energy and Environment

How the AI boom could boost energy use and carbon emissions

By Nancy Vu
Published December 11, 2023 10:55am ET
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How the AI boom could boost energy use and carbon emissions
Others argue that AI has yet to be developed that can accurately mimic the value or depth of a threat. Information Age editorial director Ben Rossi makes the case that humans are needed to create the artificial intelligence that can identify and shut down attackers. (istock photo)

Artificial intelligence has a complicated relationship with climate change — it’s both helping to combat emissions and adding to them as it grows in popularity.

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