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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers (www.techradar.com)
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A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

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[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

Tons from ALL CARS 3.5 billion. How the fuck are we catching up to the damage cars do so that I can ask a promt how long to boil an egg and it tells me you can boil them in 50 minutes if you use gasoline. Like fuck me.