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Experts Warn: Generative AI's Energy Crisis Unfolds

2/10/2025

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At the Paris summit on February 10-11, 2025, experts voiced urgent concerns over generative AI's environmental toll. OpenAI's ChatGPT reportedly uses ten times the energy of a simple Google search. With data centers projected to consume 3% of global electricity by 2030, the looming threat of CO2 emissions and electronic waste from AI training demands immediate attention.

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At the Paris summit on February 10-11, 2025, experts voiced urgent concerns over generative AI's environmental toll. OpenAI's ChatGPT reportedly uses ten times the energy of a simple Google search. With data centers projected to consume 3% of global electricity by 2030, the looming threat of CO2 emissions and electronic waste from AI training demands immediate attention.