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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers (www.techradar.com)

submitted 3 days ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20289663

A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

The extra demand from GenAI will reportedly lead to a rise in emissions from 200 million tons this year to 600 million tons by 2030, thanks largely to the construction of more data centers to keep up with the demand for cloud services.

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[–] FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What if I told you that we can do all these things at once, and don't have to pick just one. Mindblowing!

Regarding the alternatives to fossil fuels, they still aren't free as far as emissions go. It's still better to not need a new source of power if you can, because they require minerals, fossil fuels, etc. to build.

Also, an insane strain on the power grid makes the transition to greener sources of electricity more difficult because there's a bigger demand to satisfy. That delays the transition.

If you don't like how "this website" talks about your garbage tech, maybe you can fuck off back to Reddit with the rest of the douchebags who still believe crypto has a future?

[–] Specal@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, you are just stupid