Data centres already account for up to 2% of the global consumption of electricity, and that figure is expected to double by 2030.The rapid adoption of AI, particularly generative AI, is one of the main drivers of this surge in demand, pushing governments and regulators to tackle the adverse environmental implications of the technology.
The growing demand for AI is significantly straining the power infrastructure, and enterprises are starting to feel the effect in the form of soaring costs. While only a few organizations train frontier models such as ChatGPT-4, which reportedly cost up to $100 million to develop, even midsize AI projects can consume significant power. Factor in staffing and infrastructure, and the total cost of development can escalate quickly.
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