AI Consumes More Water than Nations
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By 2030, data centers that feed artificial intelligence will consume 945 teravatios-hours of electricity, almost three times the combined annual consumption of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria — countries that add up to 650 million people, according to the United Nations (UN).
UN Report Warns AI Could Soon Use 3% Of World’s Electricity And More Water Than We Need To Drink
HAMILTON, Jun 9: One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and become more efficient. But this seemingly logical thinking is a trap, according to a new United Nations report that quantifies the environmental costs of AI. The report estimates that by 2030, AI’s energy use could double to consume 3% o…
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