The evolution of AI: A bane for the energy industry, economy, and climate?

With the larger adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses seem to have automated most of their functions. This eventually is expected to threaten the stability of the energy industry, economy, and climate due to its high energy consumption. Experts suggest that the tech sector’s decarbonization goals are challenged by AI’s power demands.

As reported by Google, there has been a 48 percent increase in carbon emissions over the last five years. As AI picks up speed, the rapid increase in power consumption can pose a direct threat to the tech sector’s ability to follow its decarbonization plans.