Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "Studies predict that the AI industry will consume the same amount of energy as the ...

"Studies predict that the AI industry will consume the same amount of energy as the Netherlands by 2027, and that by 2030, over 20% of all electricity produced in the US will be feeding the US data centres needed to power AI."

https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/report-urges-ai-sustainability-as-energy-concerns-grow/

Not so long ago, data centers were consuming no more than 1% of electricity.