AI's enormous energy appetite can be curbed, but only through lateral thinking

Nothing will change while big tech sets the rules. We'll need someone even scarier Opinion  How much harm does AI cause the environment? As a report from the MIT Technology Review just confirmed, nobody knows, and almost nobody cares enough to try and find out. Even if lots of people did care a lot, it wouldn’t change things. The driver of AI’s insane energy addiction is no more amenable to argument than a labrador in possession of an entire roast chicken.…

May 27, 2025 - 09:39
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AI's enormous energy appetite can be curbed, but only through lateral thinking

Nothing will change while big tech sets the rules. We'll need someone even scarier

Opinion  How much harm does AI cause the environment? As a report from the MIT Technology Review just confirmed, nobody knows, and almost nobody cares enough to try and find out. Even if lots of people did care a lot, it wouldn’t change things. The driver of AI’s insane energy addiction is no more amenable to argument than a labrador in possession of an entire roast chicken.…