AI Could Consume More Power than Bitcoin by the End of 2025
- Researchers report that by the end of 2025, artificial intelligence could consume nearly half of all electricity used by global data centers due to rising model complexity and data center expansions.
- This rise stems from growing AI energy demands that rival Bitcoin mining, prompting some countries and utilities to evaluate or restrict new data center connections amid climate and grid stability concerns.
- Miners are shifting from volatile cryptocurrency operations to more stable AI services, exploring retrofits of existing facilities while energy companies expand power plants to meet AI-driven electricity needs.
- Alex de Vries-Gao, who monitors energy consumption in cryptocurrencies and AI, estimates that by 2027, global energy use for AI could reach between 85 and 134 TWh, a level similar to the yearly electricity consumption of certain mid-sized nations.
- These trends suggest managing AI’s growing energy appetite requires collaboration among tech firms, energy providers, and policymakers to balance technological progress with sustainability.
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AI could consume more power than Bitcoin by the end of 2025
AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies who has tracked cryptocurrencies' electricity consumption and environmental impact in previous…


AI Could Consume More Power Than Bitcoin By the End of 2025
Artificial intelligence could soon outpace Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Institute for Environmental Studies. His research estimates that by the end of 2025, AI could account for nearly half of all electricity used by data centers worldwide -- raising significant concerns about its impact on global climate goals. "While companies like Google and Microsoft d…
AI Power Consumption: Shocking Projections Show AI Energy Use Could Soon Overtake Bitcoin Mining
BitcoinWorld AI Power Consumption: Shocking Projections Show AI Energy Use Could Soon Overtake Bitcoin Mining In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, two technologies often dominate headlines: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Both are revolutionary, pushing the boundaries of computation and challenging traditional systems. However, their significant growth brings a crucial conversation to the forefront: their en…
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