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"Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries"
#Energy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers
The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows.

Um... 14,000 feet... Yeah. Right. (Later amended to 1,400 feet. Still wrong. That's the length of the bridge. Later still, they gave up because "Basic research, fact-checking and common sense are hard." and changed it to "from the top.")
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"AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling in China"
#China #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling in China
In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China's east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them.

"How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know"
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How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know
Don’t panic about AI data centres and water – it’s energy we should worry about

"UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world's electricity and more water than we need to drink"
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UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world's electricity and more water than we need to drink
One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centers is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and become more efficient.

"Elon Musk’s xAI adds more unpermitted gas generators for data centers"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Emissions

Elon Musk’s xAI adds more unpermitted gas generators for data centers
Mississippi residents want relief from the air and noise pollution caused by 46 'temporary' generators — and the 41 permanent ones the state just approved.

"The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?"
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"American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat"
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American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.

"Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash"
#AI #xAI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence