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John McCann

The dark side of AI —shocking report reveals 11 planned AI data centers connected to OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft could produce more greenhouse gases than Morocco

A data center next to a power plant with billowing smoke.
  • New AI data centers in the US could produce more emissions than an entire nation
  • 11 sites have the potential to emit 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year
  • The future sustainability of AI remains unclear
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