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Generative AI's environmental toll questioned amid corporate profit motives

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The environmental cost of generative AI is significant, with concerns raised about water and energy consumption. Some argue that the time spent using AI for subpar job performance could be better used for education or problem-solving. Corporations are criticized for prioritizing profit over genuine utility, particularly when AI's resource demands outweigh its benefits for non-critical applications. AI

IMPACT Raises awareness of the significant environmental costs associated with AI, prompting critical evaluation of its use.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains opinion and commentary on the environmental impact of AI, citing a book and raising concerns about corporate motives, rather than reporting on a specific event or release.

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Generative AI's environmental toll questioned amid corporate profit motives

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

    In the 4-5 years that some people have been using GenAI to poorly do their jobs for them, they could have just gone back to school to get a degree in trying to

    In the 4-5 years that some people have been using GenAI to poorly do their jobs for them, they could have just gone back to school to get a degree in trying to solve whatever problem they're working on. And it would not have cost the environment so much. # AI # water # techsustai…

    LINKS spacedaily.com/k-writing-a-single-100-wor…

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