The AI Power Paradox
InformationWeek, Thursday, September 19th, 2024
The energy needed to train AI models is draining the power grid. But AI may also be key to sustainable energy management.
Artificial intelligence is widely touted as our digital savior. If the headlines are to be believed, it will revolutionize everything from how we discover new drugs to how we farm to how we manage our time. Indeed, it has shown great promise in these areas and many others. But these revolutionary advances come at cost -- most conspicuously, to our energy grid.