AI could generate e-waste equal to 250 Eiffel Towers a year by 2030, UN warns
The AI boom the world is witnessing nowadays is set to extract heavy environmental costs from humanity in coming years, the United Nations has warned in a new alarming report published on Wednesday.
A comprehensive report by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health explores the significant and often overlooked environmental strain caused by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.
According to the report, data centers and AI models would rely on massive resource consumption. For instance, by 2030, AI could consume........
