Do the benefits of using AI outweigh the environmental costs? At this year's Wisconsin Library Association Conference, Erica Brewster of the Wisconsin Valley Library Service tackled the question head-on — and her answer is more reassuring, and more complicated, than the headlines suggest. From the energy price of a single prompt to the data centers humming behind every query, here's what libraries need to know about AI's environmental footprint — and how to use it thoughtfully.
