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"Debate has centred on the energy required to train advanced AI models, but day-to-day usage accounts for 80-90% of energy demand."
"AI infrastructure [is] projected to generate up to 2.5 million tonnes of e-waste annually by 2030."
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AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
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