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Does where an AI is hosted change its carbon footprint?

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For the climate, yes, other things being equal: French electricity emits at least 8 times less CO2 per kWh than the world average, and running the servers accounts for most of the emissions. For mineral resources, barely: 61% come from server hardware, which is the same wherever it is installed.

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