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Energy gluttony in the AI age

The dangerous appetite of large language models

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Jake Handy
Oct 09, 2024
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Large language models (LLMs) eat electricity at an alarming rate. As these popular AI models continue to grow in size and popularity, their energy consumption threatens to outpace our ability to power them sustainably. This presents a looming crisis at the intersection of technological progress and environmental responsibility.

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