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As highlighted by Andrea Lisi, CFA on X, market participants and policymakers have not fully understood the heavy toll artificial intelligence will take on our Electrical grid.
As shown on the chart below, a single Google search query typically uses about 0.3 watt-hours (Wh) of electricity. On the other hand, each ChatGPT query is estimated to consume around 2.9 watt-hours of electricity, which means 9.66 times more energy than a Google query! To run AI at scale, both the private and public sectors will have to invest a significant amount of money to strengthen the electricity grid.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Will $NVDA Nvidia SPOIL THE PARTY?
NVIDIA IS REPORTEDLY REROUTING ORDERS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY PLACED BY $SMCI WHICH WAS NVDA’S 3’RD LARGEST CUSTOMER TO OTHER SUPPLIERS TO CONTROL THE “ISSUE” NVDA MAY BE IN DEEP TROUBLE AND THERES SIGNS OF THEM CRACKING ALREADY
The shocking chart of the day >>> ChatGPT vs Google: Who’s Burning More Energy?
AI is a power-hungry beast, and ChatGPT is no exception—it uses enough energy daily to power 17,000 US homes! In comparison, Google’s vast infrastructure handles trillions of searches but has been optimizing energy consumption for years. Source: AIM on X @Analyticsindiam
US Chips Act is fuelling boom in chip factory construction on American soil
• Major semiconductor firms have announced more than US$400bn in planned US investment • Boom means Chips Act could come with US$85bn price tag - instead of US$24bn as planned originally Source: Agathe Demarais @AgatheDemarais on X, Bloomberg
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