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AI Impact Database
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Database topicClimate

Benchmarks for comparison

Orders of magnitude to put AI in context: the digital footprint of a person, of France and of the world, and a web search.

All the entries of the topic

6 entries, each with its entry page: composition, assumptions and sources.

Uses

Search1

Infrastructure

Digital sector benchmarks5

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The other topics of the database

Database topicHardware and trainingPrevious topicThe 5 entriesDatabase topicOccupationsNext topicThe 20 entriesDatabase topicPersonal use and subscriptionsThe 11 entries

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The reference chartsFrom the pollution of each AI to the electricity used by data centres, each with its data and sources.See the chartsWorld mapsCarbon intensity of electricity, low-carbon share, water stress, country by country.Explore the mapsThe calculation toolsEstimate the footprint of your uses, compare the country of the servers, browse the orders of magnitude.Open the tools

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