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Microsoft’s AI Push Imperils Climate Goal as Carbon Emissions Jump 30%

Bloomberg reports that the company’s goal to be carbon negative by 2030 is harder to reach, but President Brad Smith says the good AI can do for the world will outweigh its environmental impact.
Microsoft’s AI Push Imperils Climate Goal as Carbon Emissions Jump 30%
When Microsoft Corp. pledged four years ago to remove more carbon than it emits by the end of the decade, it was one of the most ambitious and comprehensive plans to tackle climate change. Now the software giant's relentless push to be the global leader in artificial intelligence is putting that goal in peril. The Seattle-based company’s total planet-warming impact... ...

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