VonBodungen.EnvironmentalimpactsofAI by Andrew Von Bodungen

(Cockelburgh 199)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 12:57:19 UTC

“The electricity may be produced in nonsustainable ways, and the production of AI devices uses energy and raw materials and produces waste.”

(Ismali)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 12:59:42 UTC

“A quarter of humanity already lacks access to clean water and sanitation, deepening the resource-eating problem of this already unsustainable growth of generative AI technology.”

Connection

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 17:13:07 UTC

Ismali gives an example for Cockelburgh's claim on what waste is produced with AI.

(Sindiso Mpenyu and Mthulisi 5. Environmental Impact and Sustainable Development)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 17:24:52 UTC

"However, cloud computing and data centers are the main tools of the IM data centers, which are large groups of connected enterprise servers frequently used to store, process, or transmit large quantities of data. This means data centers use a large amount of electricity, which leads to several environmental issues.”

(Ismali)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 17:41:53 UTC

“There is also speculation that quantum computing will be the future of climate technology, with the hope that it will be more efficient than traditional computers. Computers with quantum architectures use up to 600 kWh daily, approximately a thousand times less than our current supercomputers.”

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vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 17:50:20 UTC

Ismali is optimistic about new and developed computers as a solution to reduce the electricity usage in the computers.

(Cockeburgh 201)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 18:20:17 UTC

“We need to reflect more deeply on how to build sustainable societies and environments – we need human thinking.”

(Sindiso Mpenyu and Mthulisi 5. Environmental Impact and Sustainable Development)

vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 18:21:33 UTC

“Ensuring that the underlying infrastructure supporting the Metaverse is powered by renewable energy sources is key to achieving overall net zero.”

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vonbo932 — 2025-09-25 18:40:04 UTC

Sindiso Mpenyu and Mthulisi gives an example on how we can build sustainable societies and environments. By suggesting that Metaverse should be powered by renewable energy sources, to help achieve net zero.