Yes, AI (and also cryptocurrency) uses quite a bit of energy. I doubt people in tech really care about the environment. They just like to virtue signal. There have been some stories about using nuclear power and uranium for energy:
Minerals have become the new oil. Cobalt is also used in our rechargeable batteries. There's a book by Siddharth Kara entitled “Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives” that talks about the child slave labor that goes on in the Congo to mine cobalt. I haven't gotten around to reading the book yet, but I've heard him discuss what he saw on a bunch of podcasts. There's this JRE clip of him talking about it if you're curious:
Thanks for doing this research - very timely.
Yes, AI (and also cryptocurrency) uses quite a bit of energy. I doubt people in tech really care about the environment. They just like to virtue signal. There have been some stories about using nuclear power and uranium for energy:
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2024100146/ai-and-crypto-use-lots-of-energy-nuclear-power-and-uranium-look-like-the-perfect-fix
Minerals have become the new oil. Cobalt is also used in our rechargeable batteries. There's a book by Siddharth Kara entitled “Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives” that talks about the child slave labor that goes on in the Congo to mine cobalt. I haven't gotten around to reading the book yet, but I've heard him discuss what he saw on a bunch of podcasts. There's this JRE clip of him talking about it if you're curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIWvk3gJ_7E