AI and the energy required to power it fuel new climate concerns

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Google announced this week it is well behind on a pledge to all but eliminate its net carbon emissions by 2030. The company’s greenhouse gas outflow has increased in recent years mainly due to artificial intelligence and the energy required to power it. The AI arms race has experts worried about its climate consequences for energy and water. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

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Artificial Intelligence
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