The story is always the same: major tech companies tell us they care about the environment to silence criticism, then never actually follow through.
Google’s emissions are up ~50% in 5 years, following similar news Microsoft is also blowing past its climate commitments.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/02/google-ai-emissions
The fossil fuel industry fully supports profligate wasteful energy usage by AI.
It's why OPEC invests in AI.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-01/saudi-arabia-uae-race-for-semiconductor-chips-ai-dominance-mideast-money
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/14/middle-east-ai-tech-companies-saudi-arabia-uae/
https://www.ft.com/content/c93d2a76-16f3-4585-af61-86667c5090ba
What gets me is all the energy wasted... and for what? The reality doesn't match the hype.
The development of AI is being fostered to automate malign influence campaigns & spread disinformation; especially climate denial & election interference.
The folks funding a fascist movement aren't looking for Return on Investment (ROI).
They are looking at thwarting climate action by destabilizing democracy.
Middle Eastern petrostate despots are aligned with China and Russia with #KochNetwork to keep frying a planet & evade taxation.
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Nicole Parsons
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