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Meta funds US politicians to protect AI interests amid datacenter expansion concerns and regulatory pushback. Other tech giants also invest heavily in AI-friendly political campaigns.
AI's climate benefits are overstated, with most claims citing traditional AI, not energy-hungry generative AI. Evidence is weak, often corporate-backed, and may greenwash AI's true fossil fuel-driven emissions impact.
AI's huge power demand drives data centers to use more fossil fuels, mainly new gas turbines, potentially adding 44M tons of CO2 by 2030, equivalent to 10M cars' emissions.
Adani plans to invest $100B by 2035 in 5 GW of renewable AI datacenters in India for sovereign infrastructure. This is slower than Big Tech but aligns with India's goal to be an AI superpower.
AI-driven datacenters need more power. Google and Meta are investing in geothermal energy, with Ormat and Fervo expanding supply in Nevada to meet growing demand.