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Can Innovation Curb AI’s Hunger for Power?

Don Nico Forbes writes in The Wall Street Journal about AI’s power needs.

The C3 Take
  • While there are concerns about AI’s energy consumption, innovations in the sector could help offset rising energy demand.
  • Significant efficiency improvements are being made in AI technology with Nvidia reporting a 45,000 times improvement in GPU energy efficiency over the last eight years in its machine learning chips, with further advancements expected.
  • Companies are also turning to nuclear power to meet their growing energy needs for AI.

“In a Salesforce survey of about 500 corporate sustainability professionals, published Wednesday, nearly half were concerned about AI’s potential negative impacts on sustainability efforts. Meanwhile, almost 60% thought the benefits of AI would offset its risks in addressing [climate change].”

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