[
  {
    "id": "3N28D3JU",
    "type": "webpage",
    "abstract": "Generative AI not only consumes a lot of energy, it's also likely to produce a lot of electronic trash.\n\nAccording to researchers, the total amount of global e-waste could grow by the alarming factor of 1.000 in only 5 years.\n\nThere are solutions to reducing e-waste – e.g. by prolonging, reusing, and recycling hardware. Their implementation needs global strategies, of course.\n\nAn article by DW's Fred Schwaller explains the issue in more detail:\n\nhttps://www.dw.com/en/e-waste-from-ai-computers-could-escalate-beyond-control/a-70619724\n\n#AI #eWaste #environment",
    "container-title": "Mastodon",
    "language": "en",
    "title": "DW Innovation (@dw_innovation@mastodon.social)",
    "URL": "https://mastodon.social/@dw_innovation/113463890083280062",
    "accessed": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          "2024",
          11,
          27
        ]
      ]
    },
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          "2024",
          11,
          11
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
]