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Scientists Predict AI to Generate Millions of Tons of E-Waste

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Generative AI can now produce art, make movies, and even teach itself how to replicate computer games.

A new study by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Reichman University in Israel warns of the impact of generative AI on e-waste.

The researchers say we could end up with between 1.2 million and 5 million metric tons of additional electronic waste by the end of this decade .

Just last year , 2.6 thousand tons of electronics were discarded from AI -devoted technology.