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AI Computing on Pace to Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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AI’s voracious need for computing power is threatening to overwhelm energy sources, requiring the industry to change its approach to the technology, according to Arm Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you know if the model is running locally or some cloud shit? If locally, the actual energy usage may be modest.

Energy spent training the model initially may have been prohibitive, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Good question, I'll look it up!