AI as an energy guzzler

CO2 explosion: are the tech giants gambling?

AI: a curse or a blessing? In any case, energy-intensive.(Bild: karina_lo – stock.adobe.com (KI-generiert))

Net-zero emissions along the entire value chain, CO2-negative by 2030: Google and Microsoft set themselves ambitious climate targets years ago. Then came AI. The blessing for the company's stock market is a curse for the climate, as new figures show. Are the tech giants gambling with this energy guzzler? We provide the answers ...

First of all, and hardly surprisingly, the "bet" on AI has paid off financially for the tech giants! Both Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet had invested billions to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into practically all their products. The latest quarterly figures paint a clear picture: