The authors of the article, which became widely cited in subsequent years in debates about energy policy, estimated that 'half of the electric grid will be powering the digital-Internet economy within the next decade.' However, the estimate was wrong, with errors in both its facts and methodology.
In this case, critics speculate that the rapid adoption of AI combined with an increase in the size of deep learning models will lead to a massive increase in energy use with a potentially devastating environmental impact. However, as with past technologies, many of the early claims about the consumption of energy by AI may be flawed.
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