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Episode 43 - Energy use and AI with Alex de Vries, Digiconomist

DCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show

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The Efficiency and Environmental Impact of AI

This chapter explores the efficiency and complexity of AI compared to cryptocurrencies, highlighting the potential environmental impact of discarded GPUs used in AI and the increasing e-waste generated by the service industry. It discusses the energy consumption of Bitcoin mining and its wastefulness compared to AI's contribution towards specific cases. The chapter also emphasizes the rapid growth in energy consumption by technologies like cryptocurrency mining and AI, and the role of AI in journalism while acknowledging its limitations in replacing humans.

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