Dec 18, 2024
Generative AI’s Dirty Secret: The Hidden Cost of Powering the Future
Generative AI's rapid expansion is driving an unsustainable surge in energy consumption, threatening the push toward clean and renewable energy goals.
Generative AI might be revolutionizing industries, but the cost is staggering—environmentally and energetically. As data centers expand to meet the demand for AI processing, they’re guzzling electricity at unprecedented rates, much of it still derived from fossil fuels. This explosion in energy use is putting a strain on renewable sources and grid capacity, forcing tech leaders to confront an inconvenient truth: AI’s advancements could be setting back global sustainability goals rather than advancing them. Read more.
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