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Survey: Most green business leaders optimistic about AI despite vast energy use

Stuart Stone

26 July 2024 • 3 min read

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Salesforce research finds many sustainability leaders keen to harness AI to accelerate corporate nature and climate action, despite concerns about technology's huge energy requirements

The majority of green business leaders are optimistic about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on decarbonisation efforts, despite the technology's significant energy requirements...

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