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The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres
Original: Where does all the hardware go? The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres https:// theconversation.com/where
A new examination of AI data centres highlights their often overlooked environmental costs, from the hardware they consume to the waste and resources involved in building and running them. The piece argues that as AI demand surges, the growing stock of servers, chips and cooling equipment carries an ecological footprint that receives far less attention than energy or water use.
Why now: Concern about the environmental impact of rapidly expanding AI infrastructure is a rising public debate.
AI data centresThe Conversation
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- Where does all the hardware go? The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres https:// theconversation.com/where-does -all-the-hardware-go-the-hidden-environmental-footprint-of-ai-data-centres-292732 # technology # AI # environment # science # STEM · brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · 8
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