New evidence on how relatively small changes to how "AI" is used could reduce its (huge!) energy use significantly:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jul/practical-changes-could-reduce-ai-energy-demand-90
Our recent episode of Rare Earth on the environmental costs of data centres and "AI" is here, with a deep dive into the wider issues: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dc92
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