Study finds weak evidence for AI industry's sustainability claims (heise.de)

• Only 26% of AI climate claims backed by scientific studies.
• 36% of claims had no evidence at all.
• Study accuses tech firms of greenwashing by conflating AI types.

"An analysis by NGOs including AlgorithmWatch and Beyond Fossil Fuels reviewed 154 public claims by tech companies about positive climate effects of AI. Only 26% were supported by published scientific studies, 36% had no evidence at all. The study accuses the industry of greenwashing by conflating energy-efficient traditional AI with resource-intensive generative models like ChatGPT, which show no proven environmental benefit."