April 6, 2026
Hidden Environmental Cost of Generative AI Tool
On 27th February 2026, OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT, announced that there arenow more than 500 million active users of ChatGPT, including over 50 million subscribers. Thiswas expected, as over the last three to four years ChatGPT has become one of the most popularand accessible Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, capable of generating human-like responseswithin seconds. It has revolutionized almost every field, ranging from education, healthcare,finance, and gaming to marketing, media, news, and personal development. However, what oftengoes unnoticed is the hidden environmental cost of this innovative technology. It would not bewrong to say that with every step that we





