Has a group of more than 100 organizations Published an open letter By calling on the industry and regulators of AI to mitigate the harmful environmental impact of technology a few days before the guidance of the Managers of Industry, Heads Important conference AI.
The letter, bearing the signatures of the prominent defense groups, including International Amnesty and the AI Now Institute, notes that there are “increasing elements” of AI systems that lead to broadcasts, “closing” the dependence on non -renewable sources resources. However, a few things are done to deal with these negative external levels, as the technology sector and governments justify further investment in AI, according to the letter.
“AI can never be a” climate solution “if it runs on fossil fuels,” the letter says. “We, the signatories, ask for AI systems to be compatible with our planetary boundaries.”
The signatories determine clear requirements that request-among other things-the AI infrastructure, including data centers, to be fossil fuels. The rush to build infrastructure for the growth and operation of AI has strained electric grids at the breaking point, forcing some utility businesses to lean carbon and Other environmental adverse Sources of power, the letter notes.
“Global Data Center’s electricity consumption could be doubled in over 1,000 terawatts by 2026 – equivalent to Japan’s annual use of electricity,” the letter said, By reporting data from the international energy organization. “In parts of the world, this growing demand is pushing the power infrastructure to its limits, extending and intensifying our dependence on fossil fuels, the pollution from which it is linked to public health issues.”
The letter also encourages governments and technology companies to ensure that the new data centers do not exhaust the resources of water and earth and maintain transparency on the environmental impact of AI on the whole “whole AI life cycle”.
Most data centers, which can cover millions of square feet, require a lot of water not only to cool the chips in, but also to maintain the levels of safe moisture to calculate the equipment. With one estimationIf 1 out of 10 US residents asked the OpenAI Chatgpt Chatgpt Chatgpt to write an email a week, it will cost more than 435 million liters of water.
Letters in the letter argue that their requests “represent the minimum” required to mitigate the continued damage from the uncontrolled extension of the AI.
“Countries and communities that are more vulnerable to rapid climate change are first to be affected by AI damage and computing requirements and have less word in its development,” the letter said. “We must go beyond the promotion of technological progress as inherently beneficial or unlimited and instead give priority to the procedures of AO that contribute substantially to society, while minimizing environmental and human damage.”
Unfortunately for the signed, the US, where most of the large AI companies are based, marked that it intends to embrace growth at any cost.
President Donald Trump said That it will use an energy emergency statement to quickly approve new power plants for AI data centers, including those using carbon for reserve power. Trump also has promised to be approved rapidly environmentally and other licenses for any company investing $ 1 billion or more domestic.
