MINI TECH SCROLL: YouTube AI-enhancement drama, AI environmental footprint revealed + Ironmouse named as top creator
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from August 27th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:14 Is YouTube using AI enhancements on already-uploaded content?
5:38 Google reveals AI’s environmental impact
12:54 V-Tuber Ironmouse is one of Rolling Stone’s Top 25 influential creators
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Sources:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.15734
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference
https://zenodo.org/records/7855594
https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854
https://www.theverge.com/report/763080/google-ai-gemini-water-energy-emissions-study
https://www-technologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/amp/
https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-footprint-august-2025
https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3lwwarf472p2n
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/youtube-shorts-ai-upscaling/683946/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86nhP8tvbLY
https://cloud.google.com/learn/artificial-intelligence-vs-machine-learning?hl=en#how-are-ai-and-ml-connected
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/top-social-media-influencers-creators-2025-1235413251/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwLbGcUMy6g
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