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AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2025
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Yep.
There's tons of great reasons to hate AI. Tech Bros. Spam in every nook and cranny.
...But the power/water use has always been overblown. US tech is particularly sloppy about it, setting up generators and evaporators in cities, running huge training runs without proper optimization, but thats FOMO, impatience, and Tech Bro Evangelism more than a fundamental characteristic. It doesn't have to be that way, and I'd wager they can't sustain it long.