Subj : Re: AI is sucking up powe
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Ron L.
Date : Thu Jan 02 2025 07:20:52

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

 AT> I'm getting mixed signals from the media about AI. It's either
 AT> wonderful, or it's going to kill us all (but definitely not both.)

Oh, no.  Probably both.

Example:
Hospitals are moving toward AI systems that let them monitor patients.  This
means fewer people are needed to monitor because the AI alerts only for
patients who need it.  Wonderful (since it help keeps health care costs down).

But then people become dependent on it and the AI has a bug which **doesn't**
alert for some things.  So patients start dying "mysteriously".

 AT> It's just that there are other things that consume lots of electricity

Oh, like electric cars?

 AT> I understand that data centers can consume a lot, but I'm still in the
 AT> dark about how AI demands more electric than normal webservers.

Think web servers are only really active when in use.  But AI servers are
active all the time.  A simple explanation, but serves to understand why they
need more electricity.

Also, since they are running "hot" all the time, they need more cooling - which
requires more power too.


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