AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
by Robert Booth UK technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#728D9)
Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
The AI boom has caused as much carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere in 2025 as emitted by the whole of New York City, it has been claimed.
The global environmental impact of the rapidly spreading technology has been estimated in research published on Wednesday, which also found that AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand.
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