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It's Okay to Be Smart
Why Everyone Is Wrong About AI's Environmental Impact
Season 14
Episode 11
If you ask what is the environmental impact of AI, you’ll get two answers. One says it’s minimal and worth it. The other says it’s an environmental catastrophe. So what's the truth? We went looking for the real answers, and found something much stranger than we expected. Whatever you think about AI, somebody is already paying for it. Who, and how much? That's what we are here to find out.
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