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AI Computing on Pace to Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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AI’s voracious need for computing power is threatening to overwhelm energy sources, requiring the industry to change its approach to the technology, according to Arm Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Take that, India! 😎

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (17 children)

The ENIAC drew 174 kilowatts and weighed 30 tons. ENIAC drew this 174 kilowatts to achieve a few hundred-few thousand operations per second, while an iPhone 4 can handle 2 billion operations a second and draws maybe 1.5w under heavy load.

Like, yeah, obviously, the tech is inefficient right now, it's just getting off the ground.

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