Nvidia's dominance of AI chip market raises sustainability concerns
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AI systems like ChatGPT require vast amounts of data, computing power, and electricity that are becoming unsustainable. Nvidia now dominates the vital computer chip market.
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The computational demands of AI are doubling every 6 months, threatening to overwhelm energy grids and make advanced models financially prohibitive.
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Nvidia, previously known for gaming chips, now controls 95% of the vital specialized AI chip market that powers companies like OpenAI and Microsoft.
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Big tech firms are racing to design their own custom AI chips to reduce costs and energy demands, though most will still rely heavily on Nvidia.
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Efficiency is vital for AI's future viability. Companies are searching for hardware and software breakthroughs amid fears the technology's resource needs are still gravely underestimated.