• kromem@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Cornell researchers found that at the current rate of AI growth, the burgeoning industry could represent 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030

    The United States emitted 4.9 billion tonnes of CO₂ in 2024.

    So by 2030 the AI industry CO2 release might be 0.9% of total US emissions.

    That ‘almost’ in “Almost Incomprehensible” is doing a lot of work there.