The stable operation of AI systems and the datacenters that support them requires significant high-performance computing power, meaning enormous energy costs, the Russian deputy prime minister said

The stable operation of AI systems and the datacenters that support them requires significant high-performance computing power, meaning enormous energy costs, the Russian deputy…

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, power consumption by datacenters in Russia increases by about 18% every year

According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.

"That extra ‘please’ you put there can make a huge difference,” says one of the report's authors.

UN researchers warn that AI will double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, straining environmental resources.