AI-led CO2 emissions affecting tech firms' green goals

Big technology companies are facing major challenges including soaring energy demand and higher carbon emissions on the back of a rapid and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence.

Google's latest environmental report revealed a 48 percent surge in the US tech giant's emissions over the past five years, largely driven by its advancements in AI despite its ambitious green goals. Similar challenges are confronting other tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, as they struggle to balance the high energy consumption of AI with their low-carbon objectives.

AI's higher energy consumption has long been an area of concern.