Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers — it’s what industry leaders are warning about
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Al Gore says in an interview with TechCrunch that emissions from AI data centers aren't the biggest threat — instead, he's more concerned about warnings coming from within the AI industry itself.
He compares AI data center emissions to global air conditioning systems, which consume far more energy, and notes this is less concerning than the scale and how data centers are powered. Gore is however troubled that some major tech companies are building new gas plants to power data centers, which locks in decades of fossil fuel generation. He argues that opposition to data centers stems more from fear of mass job losses through automation.
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