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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/generative-ai-is-an-energy-hog-is-the-tech-worth-the-environmental-cost/
- Published: 2024-12-15T09:30:26-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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 […] Click here to view original web page at www.sciencenews.org Related articles: Microsoft shares details of plans to reduce water usage of AI datacentres – Computer Weekly Why Analog AI Could Be the Future of Energy-Efficient Computing – Unite.AI Google invests in renewable energy in a bid to power AI data centers sustainably – ReadWrite