Study: AI Could Boost Oil, Gas Emissions
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- A new peer-reviewed study finds AI could help produce more oil and natural gas, expanding the technology's climate footprint beyond the electricity consumed by data centers.
- The study's authors argue the climate impact from increased fossil fuel production could far outweigh AI's benefits for renewable energy.
Why it matters: The study positions AI as a double-edged climate force: its authors argue AI-boosted fossil fuel production generates emissions exceeding the technology's renewable-energy gains — directly undermining tech-sector claims of AI as a clean-energy tool.
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