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AI’s Impact on the Environment from Now to 2030
Will AI cause more problems for the environment in the next 6 years than solutions? Wells Fargo is projecting that AI power demand will grow 8100% from 8TWh in 2024 to 652TWh in 2030. More than half of that is due to AI model training. Google has already stated that AI data centers are derailing their carbon emission goals. And…
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AI-Generated Content: A Looming Threat to LLM Quality?
Is there a risk of a recursive degradation effect for LLMs over time due to training on subpar AI-generated content from the web? Some estimates say that around 50% of all content on the web is now AI-generated, and that could rise to 90% by 2026. A more precise number depends on the methodology used for measuring. However, given how…