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AI’s Growing Appetite: The Environmental Cost of Intelligence

Malavika S18 February 202518 February 202504 mins

AI is no longer a novelty—it’s a power-hungry force reshaping industries while quietly amassing an energy footprint that rivals nations. The numbers are staggering: a single AI-generated image can consume as much energy as charging a smartphone, and producing 1,000 such images emits carbon equivalent to driving four miles in a gas-powered car. Meanwhile, text…

Artificial Intelligence is Messing up Corporate ESG

repowerindia.in23 September 20234 October 202316 mins

At a time when most industries are waxing eloquent around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its direct impact on their bottom line, new research suggests that its development and implementation could also have some negative implications, especially in the sustainability-led goals of enterprises. Researchers at Cornell University believe that AI usage by enterprises,…