Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn't Offer Much Proof

Big Tech Accused of AI ‘Greenwashing’

A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow”.

Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn't Offer Much Proof

A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.

FOE Accuses Big Tech of Lying about the Climate Benefits of AI

But who is the real target audience of big tech climate propaganda?

Big Tech companies say AI will help solve climate change. Environmental groups call that 'greenwashing'

AI giants including Google and Microsoft have sometimes touted climate benefits that aren't backed up by academic evidence, a new report says.

Big Tech’s Green AI Promises: A Mountain of Claims With a Molehill of Evidence

The largest technology companies in the world have spent the past two years making increasingly ambitious claims that generative artificial intelligence will help solve the climate crisis. Microsoft says AI will accelerate decarbonization. Google touts AI’s potential to reduce emissions across industries. Amazon highlights AI-driven energy efficiency. Yet when pressed for hard data to support these assertions, the evidence is remarkably thin — a…