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"Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an
incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence
(AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount of computational power
used for AI is doubling roughly every 100 days.
The social and economic impacts of this boom have provoked reactions around the
world. European regulators recently pushed Meta to pause plans to train AI
models on users’ Facebook and Instagram data. The Bank of International
Settlements, which coordinates the world’s central banks, has warned AI
adoption may change the way inflation works.
The environmental impacts have so far received less attention. A single query
to an AI-powered chatbot can use up to ten times as much energy as an
old-fashioned Google search.
Broadly speaking, a generative AI system may use 33 times more energy to
complete a task than it would take with traditional software. This enormous
demand for energy translates into surges in carbon emissions and water use, and
may place further stress on electricity grids already strained by climate
change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
