Our lives today increasingly depend on data centres for simple activities like writing emails or watching videos. The arrival of large language models such as ChatGPT has caused a significant uptick in the use of digital services that also depend on data centres. Eugenie Dugoua discusses what this dependence means for the environment in a Q&A with Anna Bevan for LSE's IQ Podcast.

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21 May 2025

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/05/21/eugenie-dugoua-data-centres-are-the-factories-of-our-modern-lives/

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