Category: Environment
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Computer Chip Manufacturing
In order for AI to achieve balance with the environment, we must look at the environmental impact of the manufacturing process. While we read about net-gains towards the environment or reduction in energy and water requirements, that’s during live usage. It doesn’t factor the computer chip manufacturing process. I’ll describe that here. Hybrid Chips –
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Circular Economy
Definition taken from a Google search AI Overview: A circular economy is designed to eliminate waste and regenerate natural systems. Instead of the traditional “take-make-waste” linear model, it keeps materials and products in circulation for as long as possible through sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling If you’re older, the above may ring true
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AI Helps Fight Climate Change
AI helps in the fight against climate change. The practical impact of climate change would be the severe shifts in weather that is on the rise. Hurricanes, tornadoes, heat, droughts, wildfires and more. Some of this can be attributed to natural occurrences, like volcanic activity, changes in the earths orbit and rotation among other things.
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AI Power Consumption
AI power consumption is growing at a rapid pace. To put this into perspective, let’s break it down and find out what’s really going on. Power Consumption – USA Currently the US is the undisputed hub for AI, hosting roughly 45% of the worlds data-center capacity. To start us off, let’s look at the breakdown
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AI Drinking the World Dry?
Are AI data-centers drinking the world dry? Short answer is no, they are not. Is the world facing a crisis of available fresh drinking water? The answer here is yes, we are. While AI data-centers are playing there role in the consumption of freshwater, they are also doing something about it. It’s not just data-centers
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AI To Help Drinking Water Issue
The Issue The WEF (World Economic Forum) warns 5 billion people globally at risk of water shortages by 2050 due to climate change and urbanization. The Causes Infrastructure and leaks currently account for roughly 20-30% of wasted fresh drinking water before it even reaches a tap. Agriculture currently accounts for 70% of the worlds fresh
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AI Research to Replace Finite Resources
PSA: Public Service Announcement. Before we go further, I’d like to highlight some exciting projects currently underway using AI. The list below is narrowed to those projects addressing our finite resources and possible replacements. A large shout-out to Google’s Gemini for helping me obtain the below information. The Northeast Materials Database (Rare-Earth Replacement) Current electronics