Scientific Paper

Health-Informed Computing: Estimating and Addressing the Public Health Impact of Data Centers

Han, Yuelin; Wu, Zhifeng; Li, Pengfei; Wierman, Adam; Ren, Shaolei · 2024-12-09

What it covers

AI's growing energy demand worsens air quality, imposing significant public health costs, especially on disadvantaged communities, necessitating better reporting and mitigation strategies.

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Han, Yuelin; Wu, Zhifeng; Li, Pengfei; Wierman, Adam; Ren, Shaolei. 2024-12-09. Health-Informed Computing: Estimating and Addressing the Public Health Impact of Data Centers. https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06288 (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record paper-024; collection snapshot 2026-10-04).

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pathway

Environmental footprint of AI →Governance, justice, and political economy →

topic

Governance and society →

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Harm or risk →Measurement or disclosure →Policy or governance response →

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Available source metadata

Author or creator: Han, Yuelin; Wu, Zhifeng; Li, Pengfei; Wierman, Adam; Ren, Shaolei
Publisher: arXiv
Publication date: 2024-12-09
Date precision: day
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Language: unknown
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Metadata confidence: Required metadata corroborated
Last verified: 2026-09-28T20:11:36.355Z
Snapshot import: 2026-09-06
Legacy domain: Governance, Justice & Society
Legacy subdomain: Public Health and AI’s Environmental Burden
journal: arXiv

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