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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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Good to know. Doesn't help that the current administration in the USA is actively hostile to renewable energy, which would offset this problem significantly if we hurried up and built out renewables at a much faster rate.
This would also create employment, to which the current regime is also actively hostile.