Exploring the Viability of the Updated World3 Model for Examining the Impact of Computing on Planetary Boundaries

This paper explores whether the World3-03 model is a feasible method to quantitatively simulate the impact of data centers on limits to growth. We reflect on these dynamics by adding new variables to the model in order to simulate a new AI-augmented scenario. We find that through our addition of AI-related variables (such as increasing data cen- ter development) impacting pollution in the World3-03 model, we can observe the expected changes to dynamics, demonstrating the viability of the World3-03 model for examining AI’s impact on planetary boundaries.