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The Environmental Cost of AI: Carbon, Water, and Land Footprints

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Re: The Environmental Cost of AI: Carbon, Water, and Land Footprints

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Article says that US power consumption for AI would be 11th largest country if it was a country. It's a shame this isn't being used to fuel the build out of an energy grid of the future. That would be a real asset

The article/PDF makes a lot of pointless Big Scary Number comparisons, none of which seem compelling in context