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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers
(www.techradar.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2024
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You are not thinking cumulatively.
1.15^7=2.66
From the article
"emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play."
Yep absolutely, and even those numbers likely represent raw emissions figures vastly lower than the true impact these data centres are having on global emissions.
For example, that Google report talks about EACs - here's a great podcast episode that explains why these kinds of accounting methods are a complete disaster:
Reveal: It's Not Easy Going Green
https://revealnews.org/podcast/its-not-easy-going-green-update-2023/