E358 - Why AI Is Driving Big Tech’s Emissions Higher?

Artificial intelligence may feel weightless when a chatbot answers a question or an image generator creates something in seconds. Behind that seamless experience, however, sits an enormous physical infrastructure of data centers, semiconductor factories, concrete, steel, electricity and industrial chemicals.

In this episode of TechDaily.ai, David and Sophia examine the environmental footprint behind the rapid expansion of AI and what recent corporate sustainability reporting reveals about the growing pressure on Big Tech’s climate commitments.

The discussion explores reported increases in emissions at Google and Amazon, why carbon intensity can paint a very different pi...