This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Ten times the power – that’s how much electricity ChatGPT drains to process a query similarly to a Google Search, according to a
Goldman Sachs Research predicts data center power consumption will swell to as much as 200 terawatt-hours annually between 2023 and 2030 just from artificial intelligence technology alone. This increase in data center power demand is estimated to reach 160% by the decade’s end. Furthermore, by 2028, 19% of the power demand for data centers will be coming from AI.
The high power consumption from AI use is a scary prospect for sustainability efforts, especially as the technology rapidly grows., an assistant professor at the University of Florence, wrote in a paper on developing green AI solutions that, “In the race to produce faster and more accurate AI models, environmental sustainability is often regarded as a second-class citizen.