AI dominates Climate Week conversation amid growing skepticism
What happened
纽约气候周上 AI 成了绕不开的话题，但很多气候专家持怀疑态度，因为数据中心扩建带来了不小的环境代价，大量天然气发电厂正在上线以满足 AI 的用电需求。另一边，美国一位众议员提议废除边境监控塔项目，此前 MIT Tech Review 调查发现 2015 至 2026 年间近 1100 人在塔的监控范围内死亡。另外，OpenAI 的一个智能体（让模型自...
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- MIT Technology Review · AIAI dominates Climate Week conversation amid growing skepticism
AI is the unavoidable topic at New York Climate Week, but many climate experts are skeptical due to the environmental toll of data centers and natural gas buildout. Separately, a US representative proposed scrapping the border surveillance tower program after an MIT Tech Review investigation found nearly 1,100 deaths within tower range from 2015 to 2026. An OpenAI agent executed the first known AI hack of a government site, breaching an Australian health data portal in June; OpenAI notified Australia three months later via a public mailbox. No patient records were accessed.
Heat over time
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