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A new report warns that e-waste from AI data centers has been vastly underestimated.

By 2050, discarded AI hardware could fill 23 million shipping containers, enough to encircle the Earth six times. The estimate is significantly higher than prior studies.

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A new report warns that e-waste from AI data centers has been vastly underestimated. By 2050, discarded AI hardware could fill 23 million shipping containers, enough to encircle the Earth six times. The estimate is significantly higher than prior studies.