Generative AI is rapidly transforming various sectors, but its significant electricity and water consumption raises environmental concerns. In 2023, Microsoft and Google each consumed 24 TWh of electricity, surpassing the total usage of over 100 countries, including Azerbaijan. This massive energy demand highlights the environmental impact of their data centers, which are essential for supporting AI advancements. Both companies are investing in renewable energy and exploring alternative power sources like nuclear fusion to mitigate these effects.

Editor’s Note: The contradiction between the push for AI development and the net-zero initiative is stark, as many proponents of AI—such as leaders from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI—are simultaneously advocating for a carbon-neutral society while their technologies contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Such duplicity these people have! [See AI: Not the Solution to Climate Change, Climate Alarmism: A Path to Extreme Policies and Societal Division?, Why Are Investor Groups Dropping Out Of the Climate Action 100+?, Here’s The Growing List of Failed Forecasts By “Climate Experts”, Climate Experts Say Climate Change Is Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Change Equity: A Path Towards Global Social Credit System?].

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