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Opinion: Paper data storage may be worse for environment than digital

An opinion piece suggests that storing data on paper, which involves deforestation, may have been more environmentally damaging than current electronic data storage methods. The author calls for a comparison of the environmental impacts of both approaches. They also express a desire to prevent the use of AI for generating unnecessary or low-value data. AI

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Opinion: Paper data storage may be worse for environment than digital

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Unpopular opinion: storing data on paper by chopping down forests was actually more harmful than storing it electronically. I would like to see an environmental

    Unpopular opinion: storing data on paper by chopping down forests was actually more harmful than storing it electronically. I would like to see an environmental impact comparison because the old ways were bad. Admittedly we have work ahead of us to make sure we do not use # AI fo…