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Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing

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The development of AI -based systems has been blamed for a 48% increase in Google ’s greenhouse gas emissions over five years .

This will make it harder for the tech giant to achieve its goal of reaching net zero by 2030 .

Google recently announced that it had signed a deal to buy energy from small nuclear reactors.

Nuclear fusion energy is an unproven solution to the sustainability challenge of AI .

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