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From the post:
>Artificial intelligence is not just changing software. It is also driving a sharp rise in electricity use. In the United States alone, AI systems and data centers consumed about 415 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. That amounts to more than 10% of the nation’s total energy output, and the figure is expected to double by 2030.
That trend is raising a difficult question for the future of AI: Can these systems become more capable without becoming dramatically more expensive to power?
Archive: https://archive.today/YUe8G
From the post:
>>Artificial intelligence is not just changing software. It is also driving a sharp rise in electricity use. In the United States alone, AI systems and data centers consumed about 415 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. That amounts to more than 10% of the nation’s total energy output, and the figure is expected to double by 2030.
That trend is raising a difficult question for the future of AI: Can these systems become more capable without becoming dramatically more expensive to power?
