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The new gold rush for AI servers… and their hidden water & carbon bill
A new study in Nature Sustainability looks at what happens if the current boom in generative AI continues and the USA fills up with AI servers by 2030. Spoiler: the environmental tab is huge, and “AI for environment” will only make sense if we clean up how we run AI itself. The authors estimate that, between 2024…
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Smart Water: How AI is Revolutionizing the Way We Clean Our Most Precious Resource
From rigid, manual systems to intelligent, self-learning water treatment—the future of clean water is here. Water scarcity affects nearly 40% of the global population, and that number is growing. Climate change, pollution, and surging demand are pushing our water systems to their breaking points. Yet most water treatment facilities still operate like they did decades…
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Powering a Greener Future: Making AI Truly Sustainable
AI’s promise for climate action is tempered by its environmental and ethical costs. In their 29 February 2024 Nature commentary “How to make AI sustainable”, Indervir Singh Banipal and Sourav Mazumder detail AI’s hidden carbon, water and transparency footprints—and offer targeted strategies to ensure that AI serves sustainability rather than undermines it. The Environmental Toll of…
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What is Green AI?
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, its hidden environmental toll is becoming harder to ignore. Training large AI models can generate as much CO₂ as dozens of international flights. This article unpacks the concept of Green AI—a growing movement to make AI development energy-efficient and sustainable. Based on a review of 98 recent studies, it explores…