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A new report warns that e-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, and that by 2050 it could amount to enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers.
Why it matters: The report indicates the environmental cost of AI data center hardware could grow far larger than previously estimated.
Written by AI from The Verge AI's published text.
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“E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row.”
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