- Generative AI is changing how people work, complete assignments, date, and create.
- But the massive computer systems powering AI consume vast amounts of water and emit tons of carbon.
- Even with green initiatives by big companies, the scale of the impact is expected to increase.
We’re beginning to see how generative AI, like ChatGPT and Bard, are taking the workforce by storm — but a more significant impact is brewing as we adapt to more widespread adoption of the technology, environmentalists warn.
Insider previously reported AI is like a tidal wave prepared to crash over the economy, eliminating more jobs than we yet realize. And while the tech has far-reaching implications in academia, our dating lives, and how we create art, the massive computer systems and server farms needed to power AI contribute to the climate crisis through massive emissions and vast amounts of water consumption.
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