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As demand for AI surges, figuring out the performance of proprietary AI models is only half the battle. The other half: reckoning with how much energy AI demands.
By 2030 the U.S. alone is set to consume more electricity for data centers than for the production of aluminum, steel, cement, chemicals and all other energy-intensive goods combined, according to a sweeping report released in April by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Globally, data center electricity use is set to more than double by 2030 — surpassing Japan’s total energy…
