#ai-energy-demand
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Artificial intelligence
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days agoSpace-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energyat a Cost
Companies are considering orbital solar-powered data centers to meet AI computing's massive energy needs, but launch costs and environmental impacts remain major barriers.
fromThe Verge
2 months agoThe AI-energy apocalypse might be a little overblown
Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US. Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they're asking for a lot more electricity as they try to outcompete each other. That rising demand is already starting to reshape the energy system, with utilities scrambling to build out new gas plants and pipelines.
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