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The ai e waste tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of a Basel Action Network report, The Coming AI Waste Wave, which projects that AI-related equipment retirements could reach 395 million to 617 million metric tons between 2025 and 2050. The thread notes that the headline figure depends heavily on a speculative category: AI-driven replacement of PCs, phones, and network gear outside data centers, where the group admits little existing data exists. Coverage from The Verge and The Guardian is referenced, and the discussion frames the issue for Windows administrators and enterprise IT teams weighing hardware refresh cycles and retirement planning.
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    AI Data-Center E-Waste Estimate Hinges on Speculative Upgrades

    A new Basel Action Network analysis puts the AI data-center e-waste problem far above previous estimates, but its biggest number depends on a category the group acknowledges has almost no existing data behind it: AI-driven replacement of PCs, phones, network gear, and other equipment outside the...