The AI Sustainability Silence Is Getting Louder
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-08-19
Highlights the tech industry's silence on sustainability since the AI boom took off in 2022. While providers previously promoted carbon neutrality and renewable energy, the massive buildout of data centers for AI is driving significant power, water, and land consumption, a cost the industry is now reluctant to discuss.
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