When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.
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When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.
By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Graphics by Harry Stevens
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