Climate promises of AI a lot like carbon offsets

"... we’ve seen again and again that [...] often #exaggerate the #climate benefits, doing little to alter the balance of what’s going into or coming out of the #atmosphere."

"... big gap between how #AI could be used and how it will be used ..."

"... we ... can’t count on AI to drive down #emission|s more than it drives them up ... time frame now demanded by the dangers of climate change."

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1114912/why-the-climate-promises-of-ai-sound-a-lot-like-carbon-offsets/

#climatechange #carbonoffset