"We have a handful of years until our carbon budget is exhausted. To waste what little bandwidth we have left when 750 million people worldwide lack access to electricity assisting some of the richest men ever to hone their plagiarism bots would be a historic idiocy that future generations are unlikely to forgive today's leaders for."
"The carbon impact of the planned AI buildout could range from 34 million to 123 million tonnes of CO, about 0.9% to 3.4% of the UK's projected total emissions between 2025 and 2035."
The UK government has revised its estimate of carbon emissions from artificial intelligence, increasing it by over 100 times. AI datacentres in the UK could emit up to 123 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next ten years, equivalent to the emissions of 2.7 million people. This figure replaces a previous estimate of 0.142 million tonnes per year. Concerns are growing about the climate impact of AI, especially as calls to reduce global emissions intensify amid a climate emergency.
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