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Access a subscriber-only ebook revealing how much energy AI really uses—and what it means for the planet.
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In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you’ll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
by James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart May 20, 2025
Table of contents
- Part One: Making the model
- Part Two: A Query
- Part Three: Fuel and emissions
- Part Four: The future ahead
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