Google’s AI could soon consume as much electricity as Ireland, study finds

Amid the debate over the dangers of widespread AI development, rarely do people talk about the huge amount of energy required to power it.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 60 words · April Moore

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The paper was published by Alex de Vries at the VU Amsterdam School of Business and Economics.

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While entirely hypothetical, the study casts light on an often unstated impact of scaling up AI technologies.

Google’s AI could soon consume as much electricity as Ireland, study finds

Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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