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Future of AI

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

AI runs on dirty power — and the public pays the price

The data center boom is driving utilities to torpedo renewable energy goals and rely on fossil fuels, pushing data centers' expected air-pollution-related public health costs to between $5.7 billion and $9.2 billion annually, a Business Insider investigation found.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-runs-dirty-power-and-the-public-pays-the-price-2025-6