cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20289663

A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

The extra demand from GenAI will reportedly lead to a rise in emissions from 200 million tons this year to 600 million tons by 2030, thanks largely to the construction of more data centers to keep up with the demand for cloud services.

    • Rakudjo@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      And even if it doesn’t, it’ll still make hundreds of trillions of dollars doing it, so it was worth it in the end.

      • exso@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Don’t worry, it’s all very green!

        The cash and stock tickers that is.