Google declares that it will no longer provide AI for oil and gas companies



Google announced that `` We will not build

artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) that the oil and gas industry has provided to streamline fossil fuel drilling in the future '', multiple media reports I will.

Google bans AI for oil and gas firms after Greenpeace study
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/google-ai-greenpeace-oil-gas.html

Google Says It Will Not Build Custom AI for Oil and Gas Extraction
https://onezero.medium.com/google-says-it-will-not-build-custom-ai-for-oil-and-gas-extraction-72d1f71f42c8

Google pledges not to make custom software for oil and gas extraction | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/google-pledges-not-to-make-custom-software-for-oil-and-gas-extraction/

Google supplies 100% of its electricity with renewable energy, uses AI to streamline its data center cooling system by 40%, and cuts UK electricity costs by 10% We have been proactively promoting global environmental protection initiatives both inside and outside the company.

Google's artificial intelligence team DeepMind succeeded in streamlining the cooling system of Google data center by 40% in just a few months-GIGAZINE



Google's artificial intelligence department Deep Mind cuts UK electricity costs by 10% without infrastructure development-GIGAZINE



On the other hand, Google's AI has also been used by the oil industry to develop fossil fuel drilling businesses. Environmental protection organization Greenpeace investigation According to the, Google major US oil companies to this Chevron , the oil major based in France Total SA , the largest multinational to the development and production of measuring equipment for oil field exploration and core business It has played major roles in software, with large-scale agreements signed with international oil companies such as company Schlumberger , cogneite and Akel BP, which are collaborating on automation of oil platform maintenance.



Greenpeace said in a report, 'It's not included in Google's own carbon footprint, but it's caused by oil and gas companies using Google technology to find and drill more oil fields. The additional carbon footprint significantly undermines Google's commitment to climate change, 'he denounces.

In response to this, Google sent e-mails to multiple media such as American news media CNBC and science and technology news site One Zero. 'We will not build custom AI / ML algorithms to facilitate the oil and gas industry's ability to drill fossil fuels,' a Google spokeswoman said in a statement in the email. Revealed the idea of not providing AI services for.

Elizabeth Jardim, senior corporate campaign officer at Greenpeace USA, said in a statement: `` Google still has old contracts with oil and gas companies, But we welcome the announcement that we will not build any more solutions for oil and gas drilling, 'he praised Google's announcement.



Meanwhile, Google said in an email to Ars Technica, 'IT revenue from the oil and gas industry was less than 1% of Google Cloud's total revenue in 2019,' said Ars Technica, an IT news site. And underestimated the impact on the oil and gas industry. ' He also noted that Amazon and Microsoft, which were featured with Google in the Greenpeace report, did not announce concrete measures, `` In short, no company is ready to step into what Greenpeace expects. No. ”

Ars Technica added, 'Neither Google, Amazon, nor Microsoft are in the vandalism of the oil and gas industry. There are just as many cloud computing providers out there. But once public awareness about cigarettes changes. Given that the motivation for smoking cessation has increased, Google's small statement of significance is also important, '' he said, not only large IT companies but the whole society can work together to tackle climate change. He pointed out that it will be more important.

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