The dark side of AI: How Google's data centers fuel climate crisis

Have you ever wondered about the environmental cost of the AI tools we use daily?

While ChatGPT helps with various tasks, there’s a darker side to this tech marvel.

Recently, The Guardian revealed a startling crossover between AI and climate change.

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have seen a 48% increase over the past five years, primarily due to data centers needed for AI models like GPT-4 and Google Gemini.

So, how are data centers contributing to the climate crisis? What are the staggering statistics on electricity and water usage by AI? And Why is Google’s and Microsoft’s net zero target by 2030 in jeopardy?

Let's take a look at the inconvenient truth about AI's environmental footprint.

Is the convenience of AI really worth the cost to our planet?

#google #microsoft #ai #climatechange

[abdullahsiraj]

The last point made was very insightful

[Fundamental_Islam.]

So why aren’t they investing in renewables?

[afiasheikh]

The lasr sentence was slap on the face of humans

[AKrn]

We need to run multiple computer models on this problem ASAP

[AodhanBeag]

AI is the worst value for money of what you get for what it costs

Massive waste of time and resources that they're desperately trying to make a think. Ever 10 minutes i am having chat AI pushed on me to help write mails and no fuq off ill write my own message. Stop trying to predict what i might want to say and getting it way off the mark.

[shekuahmaddansoko]

IA is important but let's don't forget about the disadvantages of AI, it can also lead to huge damage in the Globe.

[kjw]

Bitcoin requires large server farms and huge amounts of electricity. We wonder why our electric bills have gone up? Because we are paying for some ones' money games.

[nurulnurul]

We may somewhat contributing in climate crisis because we're the user.

[Neon]

AI: Here to make life easier
Also AI: Here to make life unbearable

[luizmanar]

We are warned alhumdullah and we are Ready 🤲🏾🫡