New research indicates that electronic waste generated by artificial intelligence (AI) could increase by 2,000 times by 2030, reaching up to 5 million tons.
The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has brought many benefits to humanity. However, there is a significant concern that has not received adequate attention: what will we do with the enormous amount of electronic waste we are generating?
“AI-generated electronic waste, particularly from large language models (LLMs), could increase significantly, potentially reaching 2.5 million tons per year by 2030 if no waste reduction measures are implemented,” stated Asaf Tzachor, a climate and sustainability researcher at Reichman University in Israel.
<img alt="AI-generated electronic waste could increase by 2,000 times by 2030" width="700" height="467" class="lazy
