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The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger

The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting biggerPhoto: The Verge

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. It's a significantly higher estimate of AI's e-waste than

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