Thanks to Accountable Tech, Robbie Dornbush and Nicole Gill for your endless work to hold big tech accountable for its monopolistic and parasitic harms, this time taking the planet along with them. It is no surprise that Google's emissions have gone up 48% in the last 4 years alone. (that story in the comments)
In a new Staff Post, our Chief of Staff Robbie Dornbush spoke with Michael Khoo of Friends of the Earth to discuss the significant environmental impact of the AI boom. As AI technologies become more integrated into our daily lives—from hiring screening algorithms to social media and chatbot-driven search tools—their demand for water and energy is skyrocketing, further endangering our climate. Michael Khoo highlights a crucial point: “The hard reality is that we already don't have enough clean energy in America. There's no giant reserve that's just waiting to feed a ton of new data centers.” Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gugPd2BN
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