AI data centers created as much pollution as New York City this year, study estimates
www.independent.co.uk
Over the past few years, Silicon Valley's AI blitz has created skyrocketing demand for high-end computation in vast dedicated data centers

In a study published on Monday by the peer-reviewed journal Patterns, data scientist Alex de Vries-Gao estimated the carbon emissions from electricity used by AI at between 33 million and 80 million metric tons.

That higher figure would put it above last year’s totals for Chile (78m tons), Czechia (78m tons), Romania (71m tons), and New York City (48m tons, including both CO2 and other greenhouse gases).

  • real_squids@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    18·
    10 days ago

    If your gaming pc is using as much power as a house heater you have a massive problem lol

    I gotta admit though, 300W from my PC (at peak load) is plenty to keep myself and my room comfortable. And unlike heaters you get to play videogames at the same time

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldM
        7·
        10 days ago

        Ah yes. Blast the demons from hell as your thermostat raises your house’s tempature to make it hot as hell in your home.

        That’s called immersion.

    • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
      1·
      9 days ago

      Meanwhile, I can charge my tablet within about a hour on a portable solar charger, it shows no heat as far as I’m aware, and I rarely need other electronics.