Apple’s new custom emoji come with climate costs
by Justine Calma from The Verge - All Posts on (#6NEVH)
Screenshot: Apple Soon, you'll be able to create you own emoji and generate custom images with new AI features on Apple devices. I hate to be the bearer of bad news (and I'm guilty of grossly overusing emoji myself) - but those images could have the biggest environmental impact of all of Apple's new AI tools.
Generative AI is notoriously energy-hungry, which means it leads to a lot of planet heating greenhouse gas emissions. Image generation, in particular, is one of the worst offenders. The AI arms race has already started to grow some companies' carbon footprints. Now, new fruit emoji varietals and sketches generated by AI are likely to add to the problem.
Image generation, in particular, is one of the worst offenders
Apple announced its new suite of...