The internet contributes 1.6 billion annual tons in greenhouse gas emissions. Google and Microsoft's AI search war will make it worse.

• The internet contributes 1.6 billion annual tons in greenhouse gas emissions.
• Now, Google and Microsoft want to add AI to their search engines
• This would add to global carbon emissions, experts told Wired.

Ever since the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI paved the way for a future where AI powers search engine results, an all-out race has ensued between Bing and Google to implement the technology.