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DeepSeek Scrambles the AI and Emissions Equation DeepSeek mania has taken the world by storm. Today’s newsletter looks at what it means for emissions, utilities and the grid. You can read and share a full version of this story on Bloomberg.com. Plus...

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Is Deepseek a game-changer for #AI and its #sustainability?

We’re getting a better idea of AI’s true carbon footprint AI startup Hugging Face has undertaken the tech sector’s first attempt to estimate the broader carbon footprint of a large language model.

How do we measure #AI's carbon footprint? www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/14/1...

The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social Welcome to The Debrief with Mat Honan, your weekly take on the tech news that really matters, links to stories we love, and the occasional recommendation.

www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/18/1... We're here, now what?

Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world From solar power stations in space to stabilising melting glaciers, some researchers are proposing extremely ambitious and risky projects to fight climate change. Could they work?

Geoengineering or climate restoration? Would these #climate megaprojects do more harm than good? www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

This is the AI-environmment balancing act — it's delicate The AI industry could be worth $1,600 billion by 2030. That growth means more emissions. Here's how we balance AI's potential and its environmental impact.

The AI/environment tradeoff according to the WEF www.weforum.org/stories/2023... Any thoughts?