Posted 10/10/2023, 3:00:25 PM
AI's Growing Energy Appetite Raises Climate Concerns
- AI industry's energy use could equal a country like Netherlands by 2027 according to new study
- Big tech firms have accelerated AI after ChatGPT, but it uses way more power than conventional computing
- Study is speculative since tech firms don't disclose enough data for accurate prediction
- AI needs powerful hardware and data centers which are energy-intensive
- Some hope AI could help solve environmental issues, but its high energy and water use raises concerns
