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The true cost of AI romance:  A 4.5-fold increase in emissions in one year

Recall the scene from the film Her (2013) when Theodore meets his AI lover, Samantha, in the cloud and they embark on a romance through endless conversations. While this fantastical…

Recall the scene from the film Her (2013) when Theodore meets his AI lover, Samantha, in the cloud and they embark on a romance through endless conversations. While this fantastical story unfolds, there is an element that perhaps few have considered — what is the environmental cost of our growing AI-dependence?

Poster from the 2013 American science fiction romantic comedy-drama film Her.