由于数据中心对能源和水的需求,人工智能的使用日益增加,增加了隐藏的气候成本。 Growing AI use raises hidden climate costs due to energy and water demands of data centers.

每天使用人工智能(AI)越来越多地与隐藏的气候成本相关联。 Everyday use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly linked to a hidden climate cost. AI依靠能源密集型数据中心,往往由化石燃料提供动力,造成温室气体排放。 AI relies on energy-intensive data centers, often powered by fossil fuels, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. 这些中心还消耗大量水供冷却。 These centers also consume vast amounts of water for cooling. 尽管努力提高效率,但对AI服务日益增长的需求可能抵消这些改善。 Despite efforts to improve efficiency, the growing demand for AI services may counteract these improvements. AI对气候的确切影响难以衡量,但它具有足够重大的意义,值得考虑其环境后果。 The exact impact of AI on the climate is hard to measure, but it is significant enough to warrant consideration of its environmental consequences.