Study: AI Could Boost Oil and Gas Production
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- AI could help produce more oil and natural gas, according to a new peer-reviewed study, extending the technology's climate footprint well beyond the electricity consumed by data centers.
- The study's authors argue the climate impact from AI-driven fossil fuel production could far outweigh the technology's benefits for renewable energy.
Why it matters: The study challenges the dominant narrative framing AI primarily as a clean-energy enabler by showing it could simultaneously accelerate fossil fuel extraction, potentially complicating climate policy and corporate net-zero pledges.
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