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Doing a little of my own math:
Article says the US will emit 2.1 billion metric tons of carbon by 2030.
Using a metric tons to gigatons conversion gives us 2.1 gigatons.
Using this as a reference, these projected AI emissions shouldn’t even come close to scratching the global average