Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint in 2023

Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by bamboozled on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:34AM (#41086498)

Other estimates suggest that the large scale deployment of AI could help in significant reductions of emissions globally. A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group found that application of AI to corporate and industrial practices could result in a 5-10% reduction in global emissions by 2030, while generating a value worth $1.3 trillion to $2.6 trillion through additional revenues or cost savings.

Prediction, the emissions will only be additive. More things to consume basically. I hope I am wrong.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by jeltz on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:47AM (#41086569)

Hahaha, of course Boston Consulting Group would write that. They want to make the people who pay their salaries happy.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by boyka on Saturday July 27, 2024 @11:11AM (#41087081)

I highly recommend the book „the big con“.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by Log_out_ on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:50AM (#41086586)

Cooprorate bards. If they at least made music instead of playing the pink flute.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by bdjsiqoocwk on Saturday July 27, 2024 @02:27PM (#41088392)

"My client is doing a good job".

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by KeplerBoy on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:48AM (#41086576)

Can anyone provide a compelling case where and how the use of AI could reduce emission?

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by xnx on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:22AM (#41086785)

Some possibilities: AI aided material design could help create more efficient solar cells or batteries. Google issue a report how AI aided shipping logistics planning could optimize many aspects of the process. Project Starline (AI enhanced video conferencing) could reduce the need for business travel. Broadly, anything being done to improve energy efficiency certainly uses computers in design or planning. Anything using computers stands to be made more efficient with AI.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by methuselah_in on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:53PM (#41090923)

But increasing the emissions now to reduce latet I don't find it good

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by tnh on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:54AM (#41086627)

Google has been using ML for years to optimize cooling in data centers.

(I agree with gp though)

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by KeplerBoy on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:01AM (#41086660)

Do you happen to have a link on that, I'm genuinely curious?

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by jakub_g on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:06AM (#41086688)

https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/safety-firs...

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by burkaman on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:09AM (#41086706)

If Google starts using AI to calculate their emissions, they can report incorrect numbers that look better.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by Bluestein on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:17AM (#41086762)

ConfabulAIting, eh?

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by ponector on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:54AM (#41086628)

Ai can eliminate some office jobs. No jobs -> no office -> no commute -> less emissions.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by jsheard on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:06AM (#41086689)

Working from home can also eliminate office jobs, but Google (amongst many others) are pushing back on that.

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/googles-threat-to-punish-empl...

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by bqmjjx0kac on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:58AM (#41086640)

If you simply kill all humans, the carbon footprint becomes zero.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by tenkabuto on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:35AM (#41086868)

Drastic, drastic. Have you tried kill all the poor? https://youtu.be/s_4J4uor3JE?si=rY-7gUX3iymfDTy6

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by earthnail on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:05AM (#41086685)

Turns out various Bond villains were right all along.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by bamboozled on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @12:02AM (#41105952)

What is the carbon footprint of an AI society then ?

Seems pretty thirsty so far, and it's only generating cat pics.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by NekkoDroid on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:50AM (#41086587)

I assume they will ask the AI on how to reduce emissions.

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by brink on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:58AM (#41086642)

Tyranny

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Re:Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint... by cen4 on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:13AM (#41086730)

Well GFC 2007-08 caused emissions to drop more than anything any corporation or govt did since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997. So AI or whatever other bubble, the bubble engineers on Wall St have in the pipeline might just do it.

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