What are the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence?
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 25, 2025
Through this post, I’ll guide you to what I have learned about this topic, from the more well-known implications of artificial intelligence in terms of Energy to other less well-known impacts regarding water use and air pollution. In 2018, data centers were using 1.9% (76 TWh) of total United States electricity consumed.
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