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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers (www.techradar.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20289663

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.

The extra demand from GenAI will reportedly lead to a rise in emissions from 200 million tons this year to 600 million tons by 2030, thanks largely to the construction of more data centers to keep up with the demand for cloud services.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can't be logical here. This is a topic that's like discussing immigration with Republicans.

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