
- Google introduces a comprehensive framework to measure AI’s environmental impact
- Efficiency gains cut energy use per Gemini Apps text prompt by 33x in just one year
- Data center emissions dropped 12% in 2024 despite 27% growth in electricity demand
Google is sharpening its focus on the environmental cost of artificial intelligence, releasing its first comprehensive methodology for measuring the energy, water, and carbon footprint of its AI models.
“AI represents one of the most significant technological transformations of our time,” the company said,

