Despite the AI boom, most Americans still put their trust in humans, especially when it comes to things like prescribing meds, writing laws, or even picking out a decent birthday gift, this according to a Forbes survey. But while we're debating who does it better, experts are starting to raise a new urgent concern: the well-being of our planet.
At the AI Action Summit 2025 in Paris, France, researchers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) tackled AI’s hidden eco-costs—from massive energy use to water waste and the strain on our power grids.
While AI may be getting smarter every day, its environmental footprint is anything but invisible. Click through the following gallery to discover what it’s really costing the planet.