Is Generative AI Killing the Environment?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | March 14, 2024 |

Whether you are

*a steadfast environmentalist or

*you do what you can, when you can to help preserve the earth or

*you don’t really care about going green…

 

you might be fascinated to find out that generative AI consumes an enormous amount of energy and natural resources!

 

Discussions about AI are all the rage in blogs and podcasts, as well as intertwined in plots in books, television and movies. But this interview I heard on a show called Science Friday was the first I’d ever heard mention the environmental effects of AI.

 

While AI’s energy consumption doesn’t directly affect your time management, it has the possibility of a future tie-in.

 

You can listen to that 17-minute interview here.

 

For other considerations related to Artificial Intelligence and ever-evolving AI, browse these:

 

AI and Time Management – Is it here?

 

Time Management: Can You Utilize AI to Get Unstuck?

 

 

 

For recommendations on good ol’ fashioned analog steps you can take to save time, check out The Inefficiency Assassin: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer.

 

About Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®

As The Inefficiency Assassin™, Time Management Fixer Helene Segura empowers professionals on the go with the tools to slay lost time. Personal inefficiency at work leads to increased stress levels, lower morale, higher absenteeism, more turnover – and rising spending on employee health care and hiring. Why not improve productivity, decrease stress levels, and increase profits instead?The author of four books – two of which were Amazon best-sellers – Helene Segura has been the featured organization expert in more than 200 media interviews. She has coached hundreds of clients to productivity success and performance improvement by applying neuroscience and behavioral modification techniques to wipe out destructive, time-wasting habits.Helene turns time management on its head by sharing both client case studies and pop culture examples to teach her mind-bending framework for decreasing interruptions, distractions and procrastination so that companies can spend more time generating revenue.

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