How much energy does AI consumeHe predicted that current AI...

How much energy does AI consume

He predicted that current AI technology could be on track to annually consume as much electricity as the entire country of Ireland (29.3 terawatt-hours per year). “A single LLM interaction may consume as much power as leaving a low-brightness LED lightbulb on for one hour.”

If Google were an independent nation, its electricity use would rank among the top 90 countries in the world. Furthermore, Google’s electricity use is doubling every three years or so.

Is anyone here keeping an eye on the Energy markets and how under-invested they have been ..the whole Green Energy will fuel tech demands going forward>>>

Building a single 100-MW wind farm requires 30,000 tons of iron ore, 50,000 tons of concrete, and 900 tons of nonrecyclable plastics. With solar the tonnage in cement, steel, and glass is 150% greater than for wind, for the same energy output. .......GreenEnergy= huge demand on commodities...