Exclusive eBook: The Math on AI’s Energy Footprint

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In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you’ll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

by James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart May 20, 2025

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Part One: Making the model Part Two: A Query Part Three: Fuel and emissions Part Four: The future ahead Related Content:

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