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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued in an interview on The Ezra Klein Show that AI can ultimately help combat climate change, but only after causing significant near-term harm through the energy and resource demands of data centers. Critics say his framing echoes familiar accelerationist rhetoric used by tech leaders and the Trump administration to justify AI's environmental costs. The comments add to ongoing debate over the tradeoffs between AI's touted long-term benefits and its immediate environmental and energy impact.