Artificial intelligence has made it easy for anyone to do things as whacky as create mock-ups of presidents as professional wrestlers. But the upcoming AI revolution may be a shock to power grids.
Not even experts can precisely determine how much energy AI computing takes. And because AI and its physical technology are changing so rapidly—and because AI firms have become more secretive—calculating its energy consumption is a tricky task.
Joseph Polidoro is a Sarasota, Florida-based independent science writer. His work has appeared in Scientific American and Science News.
