SAPO Notícias reports that AI's explosive energy consumption, water use, cryptocurrency mining and fossil fuel dependence are increasing its global carbon footprint and stressing power grids in the US, EU and China

“o consumo energético explosivo dos data centers, o uso de água, a mineração de criptomoedas e a dependência de combustíveis fósseis estão a aumentar a pegada de carbono global da IA e a pressionar redes elétricas nos EUA, UE e China.”

Machine translation: the explosive energy consumption of data centers, water use, cryptocurrency mining and dependence on fossil fuels are increasing AI's global carbon footprint and putting pressure on power grids in the US, EU and China.