The Environmental Cost of AI and Its Resource Demands
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AI can deliver answers in seconds, but powering it requires vast data centres, advanced chips, and huge amounts of electricity and water. As investment surges, questions grow over AI’s resource demands and environmental costs. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Akleh reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #ComputerChips #Energy #WaterConsumption #Climate #Environment #AITechnology #TechIndustry #AlJazeeraEnglish
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