AI is ‘accelerating the climate crisis,’ expert warns – Times of India

AI is ‘accelerating the climate crisis,’ expert warns – Times of India

Sasha Luccioni, a Canadian computer scientist, warns that generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than traditional search engines, impacting the environment. She is concerned about the energy consumption and emissions of AI programs like ChatGPT or Midjourney, which require powerful servers and large computing capacities. These programs generate new information instead of just…

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AI is ‘accelerating the climate crisis,’ expert warns – Times of India

AI is ‘accelerating the climate crisis,’ expert warns – Times of India

Sasha Luccioni, a Canadian computer scientist, is raising awareness about the environmental impact of generative artificial intelligence. She warns that AI technology uses 30 times more energy than traditional search engines. The language models that AI programs are based on require significant computing capacities and energy to train, making them much more energy-intensive. The combined…

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