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.
what can’t ai do?!
anything useful
Create a wave of people out of jobs.
Well given the targets still exist, surely this has to result in greater investment in renewable energy sources?
Like no one sensible is gonna let them get away with “Welp, we can’t do net-zero now because AI” when there’s the simple solution of building more renewable energy sources.
It’d be great if AI is powered entirely by renewables, but how trustworthy is that target?
Companies and politicians are known to drag their feet switching to renewables or use greenwashing to show they care more about climate than they actually do.
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so does everything else. should we ban airplanes and flying?
“A report from Morgan Stanley”
This reads like they are shooting from the hip this just like McKinsey.
Morgan Stanley is an investment company. So this was written for a purpose, with a predetermined outcome.
