AI is guzzling energy for slop content
5 days ago
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- AI is often criticized for high energy consumption and emissions, but some argue it can help solve the climate crisis.
- The AI Climate Institute was launched to promote AI as a tool for environmental solutions in developing countries.
- AI can optimize public transit, agriculture, and energy grids, and improve weather forecasting for climate disasters.
- AI can monitor emissions and biodiversity, helping predict short-term and long-term environmental changes.
- A report suggests AI could reduce global greenhouse gases by 3.2bn to 5.4bn tonnes in the next decade.
- Critics highlight the environmental cost of AI, including increased electricity and water use by data centers.
- By 2030, AI growth in the US could add 44m tons of CO2, equivalent to 10m gasoline cars.
- AI could also optimize fossil fuel production, potentially unlocking an extra trillion barrels of oil.
- While 'AI for good' has potential, it remains a small niche compared to profit-driven AI applications.
- The environmental impact of AI is alarming, with most of its use focused on profit rather than sustainability.