Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "The rising energy demands of artificial intelligence are worrying New York ...

"The rising energy demands of artificial intelligence are worrying New York lawmakers, who fear the technology could undermine the state’s climate goals. Processing a ChatGPT request consumes 10 times more electricity than a simple Google search. Data centers consumed 4% of the U.S.’s energy in 2023, a figure that could rise to 9% by 2030."
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/12/14/ai-driven-energy-demands-spark-concerns-for-new-yorks-climate-goals/

Watch out for multiple grifts from Big Tech as it devours life on earth while claiming it is saving it. Are we all such utter fools?