Gregory's Server@cascheranno Your maths may well be right. Training is just part of the cost, though.
The IEA quote I gave you says that data centers may add a Germany's worth of electricity demand in the next 3 years. In 3 years. That's an incredible increase.
Other reference estimates China's AI water demand alone will be 3 trillion liters a year by 2030.
And it's only just beginning. Out of nowhere, AI is surging. Big Tech is super surging.
@gerrymcgovern its a concern, but the estimates (and your new ones) aren’t what I’d call ‘well-documented’. I want iron-clad negatives when I rail against greed, wanton climate-damaging acts, etc.