• The environmental footprint of AI

  • May 10 2025
  • Length: 6 mins
  • Podcast

The environmental footprint of AI

  • Summary

  • The surging popularity of generative artificial intelligence is being met with growing concerns about its environmental footprint. Key to the technology is computer power from data centres which demand vast amounts of both water and energy. And as these facilities expand both in numbers and size, governments and big tech are being urged to prioritise sustainable solutions.
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