Generative AI is an energy hog. Is the tech worth the environmental cost?

Photo caption: As the use of generative AI goes up, the need for more data centers and electricity also rises. Photo credit: Quantic69 / iStock / Getty Images. Article by Lauren Leffer. Science News – December 9, 2024.

It might seem like magic. Type a request into ChatGPT, click a button and — presto! — here’s a five-paragraph analysis of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and, as an added bonus, it’s written in iambic pentameter. Or tell DALL-E about the chimeric animal from your dream, and out comes an image of a gecko-wolf-starfish hybrid. If you’re feeling down, call up the […]

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