The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information ...

Compared with many major industries, the environmental footprint of AI data centers is still relatively small.

As AI models continue to advance, there is a growing belief that increasing a model’s scale leads to higher performance 1. However, this improvement comes at a cost: larger models require ...

Climate change and environmental degradation are critical global challenges, and the G-20 nations play a pivotal role in addressing these issues due to their substantial contributions to global GDP ...

António Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies to make 2030 commitments, as part of a plan for achieving global ...

AI data centers’ environmental footprint now extends beyond energy use, as a UN report warns of growing water, land, and disclosure risks.

From data centers to AI to 5G internet, how we use the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine. Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all ...

Opacity in A.I. infrastructure and narrow measurement tools are widening the gap between corporate climate commitments and environmental reality. Courtesy Microsoft As A.I. adoption accelerates, ...

Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has driven significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions from major technology ...

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Virginia lawmakers are keeping the state's data center tax break but adding a tax on their energy use that could cost ...