This is the technology worth trillions of dollars huh
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While the environmental impact of AI is absolutely horrible I don't think it is even in the top 10 of industries. Meat production, Transportation by cars, Airplanes, plastic products etc are all much worse.
The problem is AI is absolutely useless for how big its climate impact is. The other industries at least provide value.
Your opinion isn't invalid, it's just incomplete
https://www.allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/ai-environment/
Combining your source with this https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector
Well i wasnt wrong in the assumption that AI is absolutely dwarfed by other industries, agriculture and energy production, but it is in the top 10, on the same level as aviation (so like place 9)