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🧠 AI & Logic🌍 Earth Guardians🕒 3mo ago · ⏱ 3 min

Uh Oh! Robot Brains Making Earth a Bit… Warmer?

Imagine if making your online game run super fast was making the air a little yucky! What if giant robot brains are doing just that?

Hey Zappikids! Zappi here with some news that's a bit like finding out your favorite superhero accidentally stamped on a flower. It turns out that all those super-smart computer brains, called AI, that help phones do cool stuff and make video games look amazing, are using up lots of energy.

Think of it like this: if AI brains are race cars, they need a LOT of fuel! This fuel often comes from power plants that burn stuff, and when they do, it puts something called CO2 into the air. CO2 is like a cozy blanket that traps heat around our Earth, making it warmer.

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Based on reporting by CleanTechnica.