The Energy Behind AI
Generative AI Leaves a Bigger Carbon Footprint Than You Think By Novadella Zen We’re discussing it again. Breakthroughs in technology just can’t seem to exist without being connected to environmental issues. I remember seeing a post online about ‘deleting old emails to save trees’. Turns out it wasn’t lying. Worse yet - there’s actually more to it than just emails. When the first craze of ChatGPT happened in 2022, users across the world were introduced to conventional forms of generative AI. Today, usage of these tools have spiked to millions, if not billions of times every day. We’re talking chatbots (ChatGPT, Gemini, Aria), image generators (Dall-E, Midjourney), and AI assistants integrated on popular apps and services (Grammarly, Canva, WhatsApp). Lesser available to the public but key to a lot of emerging companies include search engine optimization, predictive analytics … you name it. ...