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.

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

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

(I agree with gp though)

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

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

ConfabulAIting, eh?

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

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...

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

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

Turns out various Bond villains were right all along.

What is the carbon footprint of an AI society then ?

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

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

Tyranny