The Digital Revolution with Jim Kunkle

AI’s Environmental Cost


Listen Later

Send us a text

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing industries, but its environmental footprint is growing at an alarming rate. In 2023 alone, U.S. data centers consumed roughly 4% of the country's electricity, and experts predict that number could more than double by 2030. 

Training large-scale AI models, such as OpenAI's GPT-4 or Google's Gemini, requires immense computing power, leading to staggering energy consumption. Every chatbot response, image generation, or voice assistant command adds to this ongoing load, making AI a significant contributor to global energy demand.

Referral Links

StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5142511674195968

ElevenLabs: https://try.elevenlabs.io/e1hfjs3izllp

Contact Digital Revolution

Follow Digital Revolution On:

  • YouTube @ www.YouTube.com/@Digital_Revolution
  • Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/digitalrevolutionwithjimkunkle/
  • X (formerly Twitter) @ https://twitter.com/digitalrevjim
  • LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14354158/

If you found value from listening to this audio release, please add a rating and a review comment. Ratings and review comments on all podcasting platforms helps me improve the quality and value of the content coming from Digital Revolution.

I greatly appreciate your support and Viva la Revolution!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Digital Revolution with Jim KunkleBy Jim Kunkle