This is also mighty interesting in terms of hashtag#sustainability and AI.

This is also mighty interesting in terms of hashtag#sustainability and AI.

In 2020, Microsoft was on track to be carbon-neutral by 2030.

Three years later, though, and they were emitting 30% more carbon, inverting the trend.

What happened?

hashtag#genai!

The need to build data centers (steel and cement contribute a lot to your carbon emissions, turns out) reversed their course and might fatally compromise their green ambitions.

Ouch!

Credits to Bloomberg for the visuals!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/microsoft-s-ai-investment-imperils-climate-goal-as-emissions-jump-30

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