The Hidden Environmental and Climate Footprint of Frontier AI: Evidence from Google’s Gemini Training and Regional Emissions

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated widespread interest and investment across industries, yet the environmental and public health costs of large-scale model training remain poorly understood [...]

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2025-12-17
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https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025131094
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Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
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The Hidden Environmental and Climate Footprint of Frontier AI: Evidence from Google’s Gemini Training and Regional Emissions

Jun Ho Choi
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
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The Hidden Environmental and Climate Footprint of Frontier AI: Evidence from Google’s Gemini Training and Regional Emissions

Jun Ho Choi
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Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated widespread interest and investment across industries, yet the environmental and public health costs of large-scale model training remain poorly understood [...]

Sustainable Development Institute (US), Columbia University (US)
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