AI’s Energy Crisis: Google at crossroads in Bid to Power Data Centers Sustainably
Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief of Climate Crisis 24/7, explains how Google, following in the paths of companies like Microsoft and NVIDIA, is heavily investing in AI data centers while attempting to reduce fossil fuel use. Despite the search engine’s decade-long pledge to achieve carbon neutrality, the massive energy demands of AI pose significant challenges, with projections indicating that AI could consume as much electricity as Japan by next year.
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