• Is Artificial Intelligence the Least Green Industry on Earth? Data Centers Would Experience a 10-Fold Increase in Energy Consumption

  • May 2 2024
  • Length: 7 mins
  • Podcast
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Is Artificial Intelligence the Least Green Industry on Earth? Data Centers Would Experience a 10-Fold Increase in Energy Consumption

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  • Scientific American is sounding the alarm on the staggering energy demand that A I will add to globe: A conversion to A I would create a ten-fold increase in data centers’ energy consumption. Most of the projected energy use is fossil fuels and nuclear. Additionally, “…global data centers, on average, will add 50% to the energy cost” just to *cool* the machines. Jacki asks the question of who will win in the inevitable energy crisis? Humans or A I?
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