It might seem ethereal, but everything we do on the internet has a tangible effect in the real world. Here's how to cut your ...

From data centers to AI to satellites, the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine.

As the environmental impact of data centres and servers explodes, driven by economic growth and rapid advancements such as AI ...

Generative AI may seem effortless to users, but behind the scenes it consumes vast amounts of energy and water—prompting a ...

SANTA CLARA LEADERS ARE RAISING concerns about how the city’s dozens of data centers affect residents and the environment. Santa Clara has more standalone ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the reach of environmental impact statements in a victory for developers. In an 8-0 decision, the justices said these claims of the potential impact ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental impact of the internet. Specifically, I dig into how the internet works through data centers and networks ...

It has also made a big positive impact in several industries including ... and how that is taking a massive toll on the environment. Last weekend, social media was seemingly spirited away into ...

I rina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics program (@IEthics ... the event’s title is “Are We Smart Enough to Curb AI’s Environmental Impacts?” There is still time to purchase tickets if ...

In December 2023, the MIT Tech Review published an article with the headline “Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone.” Most users of image generation tools, ...