Topic: ai environmental impact
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AI's 2025 Energy Surge: Water and Power Use Soars
The environmental impact of AI is significant and growing, with its energy use projected to exceed Bitcoin mining and its carbon emissions now comparable to a major global city like New York. AI's massive water consumption for data center cooling and associated power plants is a major concern, wi...
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Doctors vs. Conspiracy Theories: Your AI Footprint
Online health information can mislead patients, causing anxiety and interfering with proper medical care, despite offering some support networks. Patients' reliance on internet research is changing doctor-patient interactions, forcing clinicians to spend time correcting misinformation instead of ...
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Google Slashes AI Query Energy Costs by 33x in Just One Year
US electricity consumption has surged nearly 4% this year, driven by the expansion of data centers for AI services, with coal power generation increasing by about 20% as of May. Measuring the true energy cost of AI is complex due to a lack of detailed operational data, though Google's analysis sh...
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Ubisoft Apologizes for AI-Generated Loading Screen in Anno 117
Ubisoft apologized for an AI-generated loading screen in Anno 117: Pax Romana, explaining it was a placeholder that accidentally made it into the final release and will be replaced in a patch. Players criticized the use of AI, pointing out visual flaws and expressing disappointment, while also ra...
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