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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 (1 child)

Does that take into account that AI models will become more efficient with time?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Why would it? Not relevant at the slightest. By then obscene amounts of emissions will be already emitted and money made, and the damage is already here. How will some improvment in a model gonna offset that? (Its not)

    Another point to consider is that on the same timeline, demand for that product also grows at scary rates

    And of course the never ending greed of capitalists

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    • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    "The only way to interpret statistics is with a healthy dose of skepticism and a thorough understanding of their context."

    While people in this thread jump at the opportunity for this slice of statistics to affirm their confirmation biases, intelligent people will ask what the total carbon dioxide output looks like by comparison.

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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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