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Is AI Bad for the Environment? The Honest 2026 Answer
Is AI bad for the environment? It is a fair question — andthe honest 2026 answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no. In this episode, Hope breaks it all down in plain English.
AI does consume significant energy and water, and thosenumbers are growing fast. Global data center electricity consumption could nearly double by 2030. Water use hit 264 billion gallons in 2025. And the tech companies making the biggest AI promises have actually seen their emissions goup. These are real problems worth understanding.
But AI is also being used to fight climate change —optimizing power grids…
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