A study compared the greenhouse gas emissions from smart computer programs and people doing the same writing and drawing tasks. The findings show that for writing one page of text, the technology emits between 130 and 1500 times less pollution than a human writer. When creating a single image, the technology releases 310 to 2900 times less pollution than a human artist. The researchers note that this analysis does not consider social effects, like people losing jobs, and that these programs cannot replace all human tasks. However, for certain activities, using this technology currently has a much smaller carbon footprint.
New Tech Has Lower Emissions
For writing and drawing, new creative technology produces far fewer carbon emissions than a person does.