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Training a generative AI model is carbon-intensive. But what about using one? Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, are not so innocent. In a 2024 study, it was found that while training AI models is more energy-intensive than producing an outcome, it could take just a few weeks or months for usage emissions to exceed training emissions - for popular models like ChatGPT. And that’s due to the generative AI boom and the ubiquitous way AI tools are used. But how exactly? Well, generative AI can’t be powered without thirsty data centers, which need alarming amounts of water to cool them down and scary amounts of electricity to keep spouting out the answers to our questions. Read more about environmental AI’s impacts through these 20 stats & facts we’ve gathered, backed by recent reputable sources: https://lnkd.in/ePdNveBg Some of the stats may leave you wondering: should we boycott AI and revert to manual content creation? It’s a bit more complicated than that. #GenerativeAI

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