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Nederlands(NL) AI is niet ethisch voor de volgende redenen: Bossen worden plat gegooid voor een wildgroei aan datacenters, terwijl datacenters nodig zijn voor gewone IT is er

AI's environmental toll: deforestation, infrasound, and water consumption

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The environmental impact of AI is a significant concern, with forests being cleared for an excessive number of data centers required to support AI's immense computational needs. This expansion leads to habitat destruction and harm to wildlife. Furthermore, these data centers generate infrasound, which is detrimental to both human and animal health, and they consume vast amounts of water due to the prevalent use of evaporative cooling systems. AI

IMPACT Raises awareness about the significant environmental costs associated with AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion about the negative environmental impacts of AI.

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AI's environmental toll: deforestation, infrasound, and water consumption

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · [email protected] ·

    AI is not ethical for the following reasons: Forests are being leveled for a proliferation of data centers, while data centers are necessary for ordinary IT is there

    AI is niet ethisch voor de volgende redenen: Bossen worden plat gegooid voor een wildgroei aan datacenters, terwijl datacenters nodig zijn voor gewone IT is er voor AI alleen een veelvoud aan capaciteit nodig. Ontbossen zorgt voor schade aan dier en milieu. Deze datacenters hebbe…

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