2025-12-18
looks like AI could already be using more water than researchers expected it to in 2027 www.theverge.com/news/845831/ ...
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Study: AI's 2025 power demand could hit 23GW, above 2024 Bitcoin mining levels, and AI carbon emissions could hit 32.6M to 79.7M tons, compared to NYC's 50M
A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption.
2019-11-17
“Customers, of course, have no idea any of this is happening: they just see the magical efficiency of their inflatable Santa appearing the day after they clicked on it.” @joshdzieza on what you're not seeing behind your #Amazon order https://twitter.com/...
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A look at Roundup, Montana, which has become a hub in Amazon's supply chain with prep centers that repackage sellers' goods according to Amazon's specifications
about double the number of people who actually live there. (Via @verge) https://www.theverge.com/... Maria Konnikova / @mkonnikova : “'If somebody actually thought about how many w...