The Fallacy of Sustainable Generative AI: Limitations in EU Environmental Regulation of Data Centres and Paths Forward

arXiv:2607.22604 · cs.CY · Submitted 2026-06-13 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-06-13

Updated: 2026-10-22

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• Generative AI — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accountability — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Artificial Intelligence — 1× in this paper
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Energy Efficiency — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Power Usage Effectiveness — 1× in this paper
• Water Usage Effectiveness — 1× in this paper

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