Energy-guzzling AI derails tech firms' climate goals

As major technology companies race to take advantage of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, the energy-guzzling technology is derailing their efforts to rein in emissions and become carbon neutral or negative. 

Google revealed that its greenhouse gas emissions rose 13 percent in 2023 and 48 percent since 2019, clashing with its goal of becoming net-zero by the end of the decade.

The primary culprit? AI. 

“As we further integrate AI into our products, reducing...