David Mytton • 3/1/2025

Overestimating data center public health costs

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The article examines the often-overlooked environmental impacts of data centers and AI, focusing on public health costs from air pollution. It critiques a study claiming $5.4bn in US health costs, questioning its alarmist tone while discussing broader issues like water consumption and lifecycle emissions from chip manufacturing to data center operation.

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