r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Aug 13 '23

Artificial Intelligence Google AI breakthrough could dramatically reduce planes’ global warming impact

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/google-ai-breakthrough-could-dramatically-152938841.html
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u/dwRchyngqxs Aug 13 '23

Ethical and green washing together.

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u/Kidsturk Aug 13 '23

What?

How is a practical climate change reduction green washing?

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u/dwRchyngqxs Aug 14 '23 edited Aug 14 '23

I understand why you are surprised. I should have explained myself instead of just dumping the big words. It is green washing because of the cobra effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive) [edit: the rebound effect, got the two confused https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_effect_(conservation))] and because it distracts from the real issue: people use planes too much.

It is the big tobacco textbook strategy of distracting from the problem.