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Environmental cost (energy consumption)

"Training large AI models requires a substantial amount of computing power to handle vast datasets, which translates into high energy consumption."

AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.6 > Environmental harm1 - Pre-deployment

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalThe broad risk area this belongs to.

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.6 > Environmental harm
Entity3 - Other
Intent2 - Unintentional
Timing1 - Pre-deployment
CategoryEnvironmental, economical, and societal challenges
SubcategoryEnvironmental cost (energy consumption)

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