AI Use in Fossil Fuel Sector Drives Net Increase in Global Emissions

Ex-Microsoft researchers ran the numbers: AI helps renewables a little and helps oil and gas a lot. Net carbon goes up.

A peer-reviewed study led by former Microsoft employees finds that AI systems, while improving renewable energy efficiency, more significantly boost fossil fuel extraction and production, resulting in a net increase in global carbon emissions. The research quantifies this harm, highlighting AI's pivotal role in enabling additional fossil fuel emissions.

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