AI Model Training Carbon Emissions Equal Annual Output Of 17,000 Cars
The UK government has admitted to underestimating the carbon emissions produced by artificial intelligence by as much as 136,000%. This discrepancy highlights significant gaps in current environmental impact assessments for large-scale computing. The revelation follows reports from the Telegraph regarding the environmental footprint of the AI sector. The report notes that while vehicles are primary contributors to environmental pollution, artificial intelligence also generates emissions.
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Mastodon
“The Government has admitted it underestimated AI’s carbon emissions by as much as 136,000%, the Telegraph reports.”
EBS FM Korea
“최신 AI 모델 하나를 학습시킬 때 배출되는 탄소가 자동차 1만 7천 대의 1년 치 매연과 맞먹는 것으로 나타났습니다.”
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