AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
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Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentresBill Gates has claimed that artificial intelligence will be more of a help than a hindrance in achieving climate goals, despite growing concern that an increase in new datacentres could drain green energy supplies.The philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder told journalists that AI would enable countries to use less energy, even as they require more datacentres, by making technology and electricity grids more efficient. Continue reading...