The amount of electricity AI uses is huge – so chances are we’re soon going to have lots of it
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI. Photo: Getty
If AI really does turn out to be a hyped-up bubble that is used less than forecast, it may still have one unusual side-benefit for society – more power generation for decades to come.
Right now, there’s a massive crunch on electricity grids due to AI-addled data centres. We don’t have nearly enough energy and haven’t planned for it.
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