“If you try to integrate large-scale language models or GPT-style models into search engines, the environmental costs are five times higher than standard search,” says Sarah Myers West, managing director of the AI Now Institute. says Mr. The social impact of AI. At current growth rates, researchers estimate that some new AI servers could soon consume more than 85 terawatt-hours of electricity per year. This is more than the annual energy consumption of some small countries.
“I want to see innovation in this country,” Meyers-West said. “I just hope that the scope of innovation is determined beyond the incentive structures of these giant companies.”
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