AI Data Center Expansion Drives Increased PFAS Production, ChemSec Report Says
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AI Data Center Expansion Drives Increased PFAS Production, ChemSec Report Says
A report published by the chemical industry watchdog ChemSec states that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving what it describes as a “tidal wave” of new production of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to meet demand from data centers and semiconductor manufacturing. PFAS, a class of thousands of synthetic chemicals known […]
Microchips require PFAS in production, data centers require PFAS in operation, warn experts who want a ban
The rise of artificial intelligence comes with a high ecological price. The British newspaper The Guardian reports on a chilling report by the organization ChemSec, which reveals that the construction of new gigantic data centers is drastically increasing the demand for extremely dangerous and non-degradable PFAS chemicals, which are essential for cooling supercomputers.
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