The ecological effects of AI are still unknown but the Trump administration has nothing to do

The report identifies several worrying elements that surround the uncontrolled development and the massive use of AI. Among the risks, the upheaval of the labor market, the disinformation and the emergence of new threats to national security. GAO experts also alert on personal data protection, vulnerabilities and algorithmic biases that could strongly affect our social and cultural fabric.

The unknown impact of AI on ecology and humans

Energy consumption represents another subject of major concern While being polite with Chatgpt is expensive for the planet. The training of AI models and their continuous operation generate considerable use of electricity, high carbon emissions and significant use of water.

The report indicates that research focuses mainly on environmental impact during the training phase and abandon the analysis of the effects linked to continuous use.

The situation is aggravated by the lack of transparency of IA companies. GAO stresses that the absence of essential technical data communicated by private actors obstructs environmental research and complicates the objective assessment of AI, even those designed to be beneficial.

Trump administration ignores warnings

The Trump administration does not reject this dynamic and accelerates the integration of AI into federal institutions. Elon Musk, at the head of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), actively participates in this policy. The US President signed a decree to establish a commission dedicated to AI education in order to promote its adoption by teachers and students in the country.

The initiative of President Trump is part of a logic of cancellation of the safeguards posed by the Biden administration. Donald Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, affirm their ambition to maintain the American domination in the AI ​​sector by rejecting any form of “Excessive regulation”. The United States has therefore refused to sign several international agreements, including the recent declaration of the Paris Summit on AI. The United Kingdom has adopted the same position.

The political orientation of the Trump administration is linked to the disengagement of the country in the fight against climate change with the withdrawal of the Paris Agreement and the drastic reduction in funding allocated to scientific research, then that Emmanuel Macron wishes to welcome the American researchers who flee Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, the American president strengthens his ties with the AI ​​giants like Elon Musk from Xai and Sam Altman of Openai, two financial support.