BAN paper says AI e-scrap estimates are low
The advocacy group said current estimates on the scrap resulting from data centers don’t account for the full picture of the waste they will generate.
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The advocacy group said current estimates on the scrap resulting from data centers don’t account for the full picture of the waste they will generate.
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