Generative AI's environmental impact in figures


Beyond ChatGPT, which fronted generative AI's emergence into public consciousness in 2022, there are thousands of chatbots. — Photography SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP

The surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being met with growing fears about the technology's ecological footprint, one of the top questions up for discussion at a global summit in Paris on February 10-11.

Here are some key figures on the state of play in early 2025:

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