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AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth

AI infrastructure could generate enough electronic waste by 2050 to fill a line of shipping containers stretching around Earth six times, according to a report that argues existing estimates drastically understate the problem. Previous estimates…

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