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The danger of our age: The world can turn into a dump full of electronic waste!

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November 8, 2024

The rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies can trigger a new wave of e-waste. According to research, electronic waste caused by Artificial Intelligence could reach millions of tons by 2030, and scientists said that this situation could pose a serious threat to environmental sustainability.

While artificial intelligence applications are rapidly developing capabilities such as human-like conversations, content production and visual design, the negative effects of these technologies on the environment are ignored. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences state that e-waste generated by the development of generative artificial intelligence systems is increasing and that this could become a serious problem on a global scale.
Research shows that the rapid development of large language models and the constant updating of these models create an increasing need for hardware and chips. This could contribute to the generation of billions of tons of e-waste each year. According to research, the amount of e-waste caused by AI could reach 2.5 million tons annually by 2030.
The amount of general e-waste is expected to increase by 30 percent by 2030, reaching a massive level of 82 million tons. Researchers draw attention to the importance of circular economy strategies to reduce the negative effects of this increase. With these strategies, e-waste from AI can be reduced by up to 86%.
Strategies such as extending the life of existing infrastructure and reusing components are of great importance in reducing e-waste from AI.

This research, published in the journal Nature Computational Science, emphasizes that circular economy practices are critical for environmental sustainability.

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