An AI boom means surging emissions
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Artificial intelligence requires an enormous amount of electricity. Google, with AI now added, says it increased its carbon emissions last year, despite a pledge to reach net-zero by 2030. So what are Google and other companies doing to address efficiency issues? We’ll discuss. Then, tomorrow is the United Kingdom’s general election, and the harsh realities of economic stagnation are on the minds of many voters there.
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