Shaolei Ren
@renshaolei
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Health-informed AI: Minimizing the public health burden of AI & leveraging AI to improve public health. Views my own. RT!=endorse
Joined April 2009
AI's carbon & water costs are known. But, an immediate toll of AI-- already affecting people's health -- has been largely overlooked. @AdamWierman Our study reveals US data centers could create a $20+ billion public health burden each year in 2030.
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RT @RAEngNews: NEW: The UK government is urged to promote, prioritise, and invest in sustainable AI to become a global leader in AI frugali…
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RT @el_pais: Trump anunció un ambicioso plan que movilizará 500.000 millones de dólares para construir centros de datos y asegurarles un su…
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The total water is certainly important, but a data center’s peak water demand is a better indicator for the added stress on water infrastructures… Concern the UK's AI ambitions could lead to water shortages @BBCNews
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"Clean air, land, and water" to "protect human health and the environment" is the first pillar of the EPA's new initiative...
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RT @renshaolei: Most people don’t realize that many of the air pollutants they breathe in come from emission sources located hundreds of mi…
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Most people don’t realize that many of the air pollutants they breathe in come from emission sources located hundreds of miles away… This is what decades of atmospheric research on air dispersion informs us.
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RT @CarbonBrief: Recommended listen: The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast explored what the UK government’s plan to boost artificial intel…
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We'll need a harmonious approach to address the regional health burden that communities are suffering today while providing benefits to long-term climate goals.
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@AndyMasley Thanks for your interest. I suggest you also read the recent DoE report (Page 44-45):
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This was a conservative estimate (explained in the paper updated in Jan 2025)! If you look at DoE’s prediction, the projection should be much higher!
Global annual water consumption of AI could reach between 4.2 - 6.6 billion cubic meters by 2027, which is roughly equivalent to the annual water usage of Denmark. Is there an AI center in your area that could impact water supply for homes?
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RT @OpenAI: Announcing The Stargate Project The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four…
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"Diesel exhaust is a toxic air pollutant, containing fine particles that can cause health problems...These tiny particles are too small to be filtered...The particles go deep into the lungs, where they can cause damage and chemical changes." from WA State Dept. Ecology
NEW: In California, data center builders are erecting DIESEL generators to backstop AI computing. Using a shortcut in regulations, the approved data centers will emit the same GHG as 284,390 cars, including diesel and grid-based electricity emissions.
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RT @capitalandmain: Companies are using a shortcut to build ever larger AI data centers that use diesel generators as an emergency power so…
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Interesting...! Data centers report PM2.5, but not carbon, to local environmental authorities for regulation compliance; meanwhile, they report carbon, but not PM2.5, to the public in ESG. Why? (Attached is the annual air pollutant permit for one data center in Virginia.)
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