Big Tech’s growing use of data centres has created related public health costs valued at more than $5.4bn over the past five years, in findings that highlight the growing impact of building artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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“Air pollution from the energy needed to run data centers is linked to cancers, asthma and more, according to research from UC Riverside and Caltech.
Researchers estimated the cost of treating pollution illnesses was $1.5bn in 2023, up 20% from a year earlier, for a total of $5.4bn since 2019.”