Al Gore: all AI data centers emit less than the world's uncovered landfills
jeffclune · x · 2026-09-23
Al Gore argued that 'all of the AI data centers put together are only a fraction of the emissions from uncovered landfills in the world,' contending AI could be net beneficial in the effort to limit global warming — a counterpoint to widespread data center energy concerns.
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