The global IT infrastructure is expected to use 1/5 of the world's energy budget in 2025 by some estimates. The AI hype has the potential to push this even furt

The global IT infrastructure is expected to use 1/5 of the world's energy budget in 2025 by some estimates. The AI hype has the potential to push this even further in the next years. Considering we're in the middle of a climate crisis and racing to shift the energy matrix to renewables, having IT be a main responsible in increasing demand is absurd, we should be dramatically _decreasing_ energy demand.