tech
noviembre 18, 2025
La IA es cada vez menos sostenible: expertos piden acciones inmediatas para frenar su impacto ambiental
El rápido crecimiento de la inteligencia artificial está generando una presión sin precedentes sobre los recursos del planeta.
TL;DR
- Rapid AI growth is straining planetary resources, increasing energy consumption and environmental impact.
- By 2028, over 50% of data center energy use could be from AI workloads.
- NTT DATA's white paper, 'Sustainable AI for a Greener Tomorrow,' calls for integrating sustainability into AI development and deployment.
- AI's environmental impact includes water consumption for cooling, electronic waste, and rare mineral extraction.
- AI can also help mitigate environmental problems by improving energy grid efficiency, reducing emissions, and enhancing conservation efforts.
- Achieving sustainable AI requires a shift in industry focus towards designing systems that consume less energy and use resources responsibly.
- Recommendations include adopting green performance metrics, quantifying environmental impact with indicators like 'AI Energy Score' and 'Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) for AI,' applying circular economy principles, and fostering shared responsibility across the tech ecosystem.