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== Impact on the environment == {{see also|Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence|Data_center#Energy_use|}} Generative AI uses a high amount of [[Electric energy consumption|electric power]]. Due to reliance on [[fossil fuel]]s in its [[electricity generation|generation]], this increases [[air pollution]], [[water pollution]], and [[greenhouse gas emissions]]. In 2023, a question to [[ChatGPT]] consumed on average 10 times as much energy as a Google search.<ref>{{cite web |title=AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand |url=https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/AI-poised-to-drive-160-increase-in-power-demand |date=14 May 2024 |publisher=[[Goldman Sachs]] |access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref> Data centres in general, and those used for AI tasks specifically, consume significant amounts of water for cooling.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sreedhar |first1=Nitin |title=AI and its carbon footprint: How much water does ChatGPT consume? |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/ai-carbon-footprint-openai-chatgpt-water-google-microsoft-111697802189371.html |website=Mint Lounge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Crownhart |first1=Casey |title=AI is an energy hog. This is what it means for climate change. |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1092777/ai-is-an-energy-hog-this-is-what-it-means-for-climate-change/ |website=MIT Technology Review}}</ref>
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