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The climate case for AI has not been made, argues a new MIT Technology Review article. Its author says companies in power, meat and dairy, and transport are rarely pursuing the specific emissions-cutting strategies modelled in studies of AI’s potential climate benefits.
Why it mattersThe article also points to rising emissions from the energy and data-centre expansion needed to run AI. The useful tension is plain: projected benefits are not the same as deployment, while the infrastructure bill is already arriving.
Discuss: Should AI companies have to show measurable emissions cuts before claiming climate benefits, or is that asking for proof too early?
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