The ol' tealeg 🐡May 21

Long read, short summary: AI is really bad for the planet.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

MIT Technology Review
extenebrisMay 21
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@tealeg Same source - another view: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116274/opinion-ai-energy-use-data-centers-electricity/

By the way - you can read the ALT-Text for more ( ;

AI’s energy impact is still small—but how we handle it is huge

The rising energy cost of data centers is a vital test case for how we deal with the broader electrification of the economy.

MIT Technology Review
May 21 at 4:11pmWeb