Billions pour into AI as emissions rise

Billions pour into AI as emissions rise

AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and greenhouse gas emissions from AI training continue to rise. These...
IMF suggests tax on AI’s CO2 emissions, but not AI

IMF suggests tax on AI’s CO2 emissions, but not AI

The International Monetary Fund has suggested one way to ameliorate the impact of AI: a tax on the carbon dioxide emissions created in generating masses of energy to power the computers that many hope will do some thinking for us. That proposal emerged on Monday in a...