Nation Aug 17 The environmental consequences of big tech’s push to ease regulations for AI development By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Nation May 25 Watch 4:56 The growing environmental impact of AI data centers’ energy demands The EPA has reportedly drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Now, with the rise of artificial intelligence technology, demand on power plants is… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic
Science Jun 22 Watch 6:27 The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet The rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even simple tasks compared to, say, a Google search. It’s adding to the demand for more internet data centers, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost,… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery