Generative Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Corporate Energy Efficiency: Staggered Difference-in-Differences Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is diffusing faster than any recent technology, yet its net effect on energy use remains unsettled: the systems that enable smarter energy management are themselves energy-intensive. Using 22,143 firm-year observations on 3177 Chinese A-share listed firms over 2014–2023, this...