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How tech companies could shrink AI's climate footprint

5 days ago | wrvo.org | Emily Kwong |Regina Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

In 2018, computer scientist Sasha Luccioni was an AI researcher for Morgan Stanley — and couldn't shake this existential worry. "I essentially was getting more and more climate anxiety. I was really feeling this profound disconnect between my job and my values and the things that I cared about," Luccioni told NPR. So Luccioni quit her job.
How tech companies could shrink AI's climate footprint : Short Wave

5 days ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

How tech companies could shrink AI's climate footprint Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250191980/1269288765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> AI is rapidly transforming how we live, work, and communicate. But can we undergo that transformation without destroying the environment?
How tech companies could shrink AI's climate footprint : Short Wave

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Emily Kwong |Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

5 underrated ChatGPT prompts you should be using every dayIt takes time to embrace ChatGPT… but once you do, there’s no going back. OpenAI’s LLMs can be great tools in everyday life, but there are a few tips …
Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Emily Kwong |Regina Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

As the tech industry has grown, so too have data centers. Data centers are enormous buildings filled with hundreds of thousands of computers that store cloud data and power artificial intelligence. To keep up with computing demands, data centers use electricity and sometimes chilled water to keep those computers cool. The result? A surge in energy and water use that has caught the attention of scientists and lawmakers.
Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive : Short Wave

1 week ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1249592906/1269272812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Water is a precious resource. Should we be concerned about the amount that generative AI requires to function? Deven Dadbhawala/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Deven Dadbhawala/Getty Images Water is a precious resource.
Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive : Short Wave

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Emily Kwong |Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

11 hours ago58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin while 764,000 have lost money, data showsThe $TRUMP token, which surged in popularity after being tied to the start of Trump’s second term, has seen sharp price swings and highly uneven returns for investors.
Here's how the Trump administration has changed health policy in its first 100 days : Short Wave

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Hannah Chinn |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Gabrielle Emanuel |Rebecca Ramirez

Here's how the Trump administration has changed health policy in its first 100 days Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248091518/1269229654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> People hold handmade signs at a Stand up for Science rally protesting the Trump administration's science policies and federal job cuts on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Chicago. Nam Y.
Our medications are leaking into waterways — and may be changing fish behavior : Short Wave

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Jonathan Lambert |Emily Kwong |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez

Our medications are leaking into waterways — and may be changing fish behavior Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1246593553/1269200794" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> An Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Iceland.
Flowers and trees are blooming earlier. Is it because of climate change? : Short Wave

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Hannah Chinn |Emily Kwong |Rebecca Ramirez

Flowers and trees are blooming earlier. Is it because of climate change? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1266983681/1269194096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Short Wave listener Shai Tsur wants to know why his Callery pear tree started blooming ... in January. Are these dense white flowers a normal occurrence? Or an indicator of climate change?
How do astronomers find distant planets ... if we can't see them? : Short Wave

1 month ago | npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn |Kimberly McCoy

Wiggles in space: how scientists find distant planets : Short Wave Dune. Star Wars. Alien. Science fiction movies love alien worlds, and so do we. But how do scientists find planets outside our solar system in real life? One way is by looking for the stars that wiggle. Historically, astronomers have measured those wiggles via the Doppler method, carefully analyzing how the star's light shifts.