{"id":18329,"date":"2023-08-20T20:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?p=18329"},"modified":"2023-08-20T20:05:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:05:43","slug":"ai-offsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/ai-offsets\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Offsets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"18330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/ai-offsets\/img_8100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"900,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692556436&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011904761904762&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;ExifVersion&quot;:&quot;0232&quot;,&quot;created&quot;:&quot;2023-08-20T19:33:56+01:00&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100.jpeg\" alt=\"fragment of a newspaper: &quot;Second, companies rationalise these emissions by buying &quot;Offsets&quot;, which are the contemporary equivalent of the medieval indulgences that annoyed Martin Luther.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100-620x274.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100-768x340.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8100-668x295.jpeg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Second, companies rationalise these emissions by buying &#8220;Offsets&#8221;, which are the contemporary equivalent of the medieval indulgences that annoyed Martin Luther.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/aug\/19\/the-world-has-a-big-appetite-for-ai-but-we-really-need-to-know-the-ingredients\">John Naughton<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second, companies rationalise these emissions by buying &#8220;Offsets&#8221;, which are the contemporary equivalent of the medieval indulgences that annoyed Martin Luther. 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