Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has driven significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions from major technology ...

From data centers to AI to 5G internet, how we use the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine. Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all ...

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The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow As the demand for A.I. increases, ...

Today, the world faces record levels of conflict and violence with a significant impact on people. In 2023 alone, over 170 armed conflicts were recorded. By the end of the year, nearly 120 million ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) may solve certain sustainability issues in the future, the technology’s environmental footprint is already a topic of much discussion today. To help society bridge ...

Electric vehicles have become the poster child for sustainable transportation, but understanding their true environmental impact requires a full lifecycle perspective. While EVs eliminate tailpipe ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact. Worries about ...

Despite concerns over the environmental impacts of AI models, it’s surprisingly hard to find precise, reliable data on the CO 2 emissions and water use for many major large language models. French ...