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2024-05-01 13:37:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4B925ED5B42B2C09784CA328681B1A3996650880681FC0B1F593F48746A21665
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The carbon footprint of AI is of major concern to environmentalists. Creating a single AI image takes as much energy as charging your smartphone. There is no evidence that humans use more carbon to write or draw than to do anything else. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084417/ais-carbon-footprint-is-bigger-than-you-think/amp/ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-environmental-footprint-9300625/lite/
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