It also emits carbon
I also use electricity
I analyzed this to see how much it was being used for AI development.
Hardware power demand began to increase rapidly.
The predicted electricity demand at the end of 2025 is
It is said that 23 gigawatts are needed 24 hours a day.
This is
30 gigawatts needed all day long
Similar to UK electricity demand
Carbon emissions range from 32 to 79 million tons.
This is
Similar to New York’s entire emissions of 52 million
Water consumption is 310 to 760 billion liters.
Similar to global bottled water consumption of 44 million tons
But these numbers estimated above
Big tech companies are secretly keeping consumption to a minimum.
It is said that if the undisclosed consumption amount is included, it is likely to be several times higher.
in the end
I’m worried that if things continue like this, things will really go wrong.
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