As the climate toll of artificial intelligence becomes clearer, environmental analysts would tell you that a significant part of the problem is computing power. The vast web of data centers needed to train and run large-language models—and the construction emissions and energy needed to construct and run these buildings—creates significant carbon emissions. But this reality comes with a complicated caveat, because other sectors of the built environment see AI as a vital part of...
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