is using AI worse than driving a car?
kill switch
Kaleidoscope
4.7 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Dexter doesn't have a car. But he uses AI… a lot. So, is his environmental impact worse than someone who drives a truck to work every day?
This seemingly simple question led us to a bigger conversation about water, public health, and why we still don't know much about the true environmental cost of artificial intelligence.
To help us understand all this, we talk to researchers Shaolei Ren and Alex de Vries, who’ve been studying the toll AI takes on the planet.
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