AI Industry's Energy Demand Could Soon Be Comparable To That Of Entire Netherlands: Study

A recent study suggests that by 2027, the artificial intelligence sector may potentially require as much energy as a nation comparable in size to the Netherlands.

The study, by Alex De Vries, PhD candidate at the VU Amsterdam School of Business and Economics, has been published in the journal Joule.

The research also highlights that AI's potential environmental consequences might not be as severe as anticipated if its current rate of expansion were to decrease.

The calculated speculation relies on certain factors remaining constant, including the ongoing pace of AI advancement, the accessibility of AI chips, and the continuous operation of servers at maximum capacity.

A recent report by the Associated Press also highlighted how a substantial amount of water is required for cooling high-performance supercomputers essential for training AI systems to emulate human writing.

It has been estimated that every time we give ChatGPT a sequence of between 5 and 50 prompts, it consumes 500 millilitres of water.

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