Can the climate survive AI’s thirst for energy?

Artificial intelligence companies have lofty ambitions for what the
technology could achieve, from curing diseases to eliminating
poverty. But the energy required to power these innovations is
threatening critical environmental targets. Madeleine Finlay hears
from the Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, and UK
technology editor, Alex Hern, to find out how big AI’s energy
problem is, and whether it can be solved before it is too late.
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