‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says

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Microsoft co-founder argues Big Tech’s investment in power-hungry artificial intelligence systems is spurring a boom in clean electricity

Bill Gates has defended the rapid rise in energy use caused by artificial intelligence systems, arguing the technology would ultimately offset its heavy consumption of electricity. Speaking in London, Gates urged environmentalists and governments to “not go overboard” on concerns about the huge amounts of power required to run new generative AI systems, as Big Tech companies such as Microsoft race to invest tens of billions of dollars in vast new data centres.

Its London event included speakers such as Prince William, former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi and John Podesta, the US’s top climate diplomat. Big Tech groups including Microsoft, Amazon and Google have outlined plans to spend tens of billions of dollars building out the computing infrastructure required to run AI systems in countries around the world. But constraints in the availability of electricity are already posing a challenge for companies seeking to build out the new technology.

 

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