ENCORE: AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This?
Climate One
- Published
- July 25, 2025
- Duration
- 59:52
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
Discusses artificial-intelligence.
Summary
In a previous Climate One episode, we discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly impacts of artificial intelligence. But AI isn’t going away. Humans rarely give up a nifty new tool unless something better comes along. AI’s share of energy consumption is enormous, and the Department of Energy estimates that data center energy demands will double or even tri…
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In a previous Climate One episode, we discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly impacts of artificial intelligence. But AI isn’t going away. Humans rarely give up a nifty new tool unless something better comes along. AI’s share of energy consumption is enormous, and the Department of Energy estimates that data center energy demands will double or even triple in just the next three years. Demand on fresh water is at least as big and isn’t talked about nearly enough. So, what can we do to reduce A
Themes
- artificial-intelligence