{"id":79687,"date":"2024-07-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=79687"},"modified":"2024-09-16T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:58:09","slug":"ai-sustainability-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/ai-sustainability-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Does AI Have a Sustainability Dilemma? New Research Shows Optimism Despite AI Energy Demands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A recent survey of nearly 500 sustainability professionals found that while almost 4 in 10 worry about AI<\/a>\u2019s potential negative impacts on sustainability efforts at their organization, even more (57%) are optimistic that they can balance the negative impact with AI\u2019s benefits.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>AI-driven data center power usage could double by 2026<\/a> \u2014 putting efforts to reduce corporate carbon emissions at risk. As a result, sustainability teams<\/a> around the world are grappling with the challenge<\/a> of how to help their companies implement this groundbreaking technology without hurting the environment. Fortunately, there\u2019s evidence that AI can aid supply chain management<\/a>, ESG reporting, and do more to help businesses combat the climate crisis \u2014 and Salesforce\u2019s new research suggests that companies are already managing this balancing act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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