The carbon emissions from training AI models have increased dramatically, from just **** tons with AlexNet in 2012 to a massive * tons for Grok 4 in 2025.
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Stanford University. (April 13, 2026). Artificial intelligence (AI) carbon footprint impact from 2012 to 2025, by model [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 18, 2026, from /statistics/1611565/ai-training-carbon-emissions/
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