Intelligent, responsive, and flexible computing systems are essential for meeting global climate goals, as they can help optimize energy production and consumption.As the world keeps consuming more and more energy, the likelihood that we’ll be able to reach net zero by midcentury is seeming more and more like a pipe dream. The U.S.
Already, the carbon footprint of Artificial Intelligence is almost as large as that of Bitcoin – in other words, it already consumes as much energy as many entire countries. The energy demands of an increasingly AI-powered world are a sort of runaway train. The full scope of AI’s growth trajectory – as well as the potential of machine learning to help pave the way for smarter and more efficient energy use and production – is still poorly understood. Pandora’s box has only just been opened.