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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers (www.techradar.com)

submitted 2 months ago by voidx to c/futurology

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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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[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

what can't ai do?!

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 14 points 2 months ago

anything useful

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Create a wave of people out of jobs.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well given the targets still exist, surely this has to result in greater investment in renewable energy sources?

Like no one sensible is gonna let them get away with "Welp, we can't do net-zero now because AI" when there's the simple solution of building more renewable energy sources.

[–] voidx 4 points 2 months ago

It'd be great if AI is powered entirely by renewables, but how trustworthy is that target?

Companies and politicians are known to drag their feet switching to renewables or use greenwashing to show they care more about climate than they actually do.

[–] 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.

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

so does everything else. should we ban airplanes and flying?

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Before considering a ban, we should start by fairly taxing flights and burning of fossil fuel in general. That would include closing the loophole that makes plane ticket and plane fuel exempt of taxes. And of course a carbon tax.

That'd be probably enough to significantly reduce pollution from flights and data centers.

[–] Eryn6844@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

make em use solar power? and wind and batteries?

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

"A report from Morgan Stanley"

This reads like they are shooting from the hip this just like McKinsey.

Morgan Stanley is an investment company. So this was written for a purpose, with a predetermined outcome.