ChatGPT’s boss claims nuclear fusion is the answer to AI’s soaring energy needs. Experts say not so fast
11 months, 3 weeks ago

ChatGPT’s boss claims nuclear fusion is the answer to AI’s soaring energy needs. Experts say not so fast

CNN  

CNN — Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry and as companies race to make it bigger, smarter and more complex, its thirst for electricity will increase even further. “There’s no way to get there without a breakthrough, we need fusion,” alongside scaling up other renewable energy sources, Altman said in a January interview. Then in March, when podcaster and computer scientist Lex Fridman asked how to solve AI’s “energy puzzle,” Altman again pointed to fusion. “We’re going to have to make hard decisions” about who gets the energy, said Khoo, whether that’s thousands of homes, or a data center powering next-gen AI. A spokesperson for Microsoft said the company is “investing in research to measure the energy use and carbon impact of AI while working on ways to make large systems more efficient, in both training and application.” There has been a “tremendous” increase in AI’s efficiency, de Vries said.

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AI fever in power stocks moves from nuclear to plain natural gas
2 weeks, 6 days ago

AI fever in power stocks moves from nuclear to plain natural gas

Live Mint  

When the excitement around artificial intelligence started spreading to power stocks, the rally was concentrated on those with a big portfolio of nuclear power plants, such as Constellation Energy and Vistra. Thanks to regulatory scrutiny in key markets of deals between nuclear plants and data centers, most of which effectively draw power away from the rest of the grid, investor …

DeepSeek AI: Difficult yet to predict Chinese AI startup potential impact on power demand, Japan’s METI says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DeepSeek AI: Difficult yet to predict Chinese AI startup potential impact on power demand, Japan’s METI says

The Hindu  

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DeepSeek's cheap chatbot: A win for AI efficiency or a climate risk?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek's cheap chatbot: A win for AI efficiency or a climate risk?

Deccan Chronicle  

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DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI’s energy needs and the climate?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI’s energy needs and the climate?

Deccan Chronicle  

Chinese artificial intelligence startup company DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans. It’s been axiomatic that U.S. tech giants must spend much more on building out data centers and other infrastructure to train and run their AI systems. …

DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?

The Independent  

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Does AI pose a threat to sustainable development?
2 months ago

Does AI pose a threat to sustainable development?

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor's note: The 2025 World Economic Forum, being held in Davos from Monday to Friday under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age", is expected to foster a spirit of cooperation and optimism in the digital age in a more sustainable way, despite the different positions of the participants and global uncertainties. As a result, the power …

Does AI pose a threat to sustainable development?
2 months ago

Does AI pose a threat to sustainable development?

China Daily  

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I’ve been working in AI for years – there’s one big problem no one is really addressing
2 months, 1 week ago

I’ve been working in AI for years – there’s one big problem no one is really addressing

The Independent  

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We need energy for AI, and AI for energy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

We need energy for AI, and AI for energy

Live Mint  

In 1903, Mark Twain wrote that “It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing." As AI usage increases, its energy requirements will rise, and if demand outstrips supply, the technology’s development will be strangled. To allow AI’s development to taper off …

AI is giving us a nuclear renaissance: Can it help solve the climate crisis too?
4 months ago

AI is giving us a nuclear renaissance: Can it help solve the climate crisis too?

Live Mint  

Nuclear energy was the artificial intelligence of the 1960s. Despite its known dangers—Hiroshima and Nagasaki were quite recent back then—there was great optimism over how nuclear technology could change the world with abundant cheap energy, and free humanity from the tyranny of fossil fuels. Capturing this zeitgeist, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his famous ‘Atoms for Peace’ speech at …

Tech companies are signing nuclear deals because AI is sucking up too much energy
5 months ago

Tech companies are signing nuclear deals because AI is sucking up too much energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And most recently, Amazon has perhaps taken the biggest step of the trio, signing three deals to …

Silicon Valley has a plan to save humanity: Just flip on the nuclear reactors
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Silicon Valley has a plan to save humanity: Just flip on the nuclear reactors

CNN  

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Is artificial intelligence worth all the money and energy it’s guzzling?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Is artificial intelligence worth all the money and energy it’s guzzling?

Live Mint  

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Google just revealed how damaging AI actually is
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Google just revealed how damaging AI actually is

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The vast energy needs of artificial intelligence are once again under scrutiny after …

Power-hungry AI boom making power grids dirtier, less reliable
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Power-hungry AI boom making power grids dirtier, less reliable

Salon  

Artificial Intelligence’s rapid boom is causing a surge in demand for electricity that could pose challenges for the grid, and the companies behind the tech. As Bloomberg notes, data centers already consumed more power than entire nations like Italy and Taiwan in 2023, and their energy demand has surged more than seven-fold since 2008, even as chips become more energy-efficient. …

OpenAI seeks ‘vast quantities’ of nuclear fusion to power superhuman AI
9 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI seeks ‘vast quantities’ of nuclear fusion to power superhuman AI

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy ChatGPT creator OpenAI is reportedly seeking a deal with a next-generation energy firm …

Big Tech’s Latest Obsession Is Finding Enough Energy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Big Tech’s Latest Obsession Is Finding Enough Energy

Live Mint  

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Nuclear fusion will power superhuman AI, says ChatGPT boss
1 year ago

Nuclear fusion will power superhuman AI, says ChatGPT boss

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an in-depth conversation with technologist Lex Fridman, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that future AI will …

Artificial intelligence could use as much electricity as a small country
1 year, 5 months ago

Artificial intelligence could use as much electricity as a small country

Live Mint  

Currently, artificial intelligence is dominating different spaces, from technology to medicine. In a commentary published October 10 in the journal Joule, author Alex de Vries warned that increased adoption of AI tools in the future could surge its energy footprints so much so that it could exceed the power demands of some countries, a Science Daily report said. Elaborating on …

Google’s DeepMind AI can now manipulate nuclear fusion
3 years, 1 month ago

Google’s DeepMind AI can now manipulate nuclear fusion

The Independent  

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Opinion | Artificial Intelligence needs to become less and less artificial
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Artificial Intelligence needs to become less and less artificial

Live Mint  

AI is everywhere and it’s here to stay. Availability of enormous amount of data combined with huge leap in computational power and huge improvements in engineering skills should help AI, backed with deep learning, to make huge impact across various facets of human life. Several new studies like Elton Mayo’s Hawthorne Studies debunked Taylor’s Scientific Management approach toward raising productivity …

Where will our energy come from in 20 years' time?
10 years, 5 months ago

Where will our energy come from in 20 years' time?

Wired  

This article was taken from the February 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Steve Cowley CEO, UK Atomic Energy Authority "The way we produce energy will be smarter and cleaner than burning coal, oil and gas. They should be our two main energy sources in 20 years, until fusion power is ready later in the century -- but we'll only get …

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