AI Is Getting Bigger. Is Its Climate Impact Getting Badder?

Buying two T-shirts costs twice as much as one. This is obvious when we see the money leave our wallet. Driving twice the distance will cost you twice the fuel. Also obvious when we look at the gas tank indicator.

If everything we do online costs the environment in some way, how much does a Google search cost? How does it compare to the cost of that same search on ChatGPT?

As we move through the web — streaming, searching, …

bigger climate climate impact cost costs driving environment everything impact look money the environment will