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The Urgent Need for Energy to Power the A.I. Boom
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (A.I.) has created an unprecedented demand for energy, as companies pour huge sums of money into developing and deploying these advanced technologies. Jared Cohen, the President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs and former CEO of Jigsaw, discusses the diplomatic challenges and energy requirements surrounding the A.I. boom.
The Challenge of Meeting A.I.'s Energy Demands
Cohen explains that there is a significant "known unknown" around the energy requirements of generative A.I. models, compared to smaller A.I. models. The question is whether the use cases for these large-scale A.I. systems will justify the immense energy expenditure required to power them.