Dave Taylor: Why is AI so power greedy?

Dave Taylor: Why is AI so power greedy?

Q: I don’t really understand how I can have AI running on my phone or tablet without any impact on battery life but keep reading how companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, and Google need zillion watt power plants and half the Earth’s water to run their AI systems. What’s the explanation? Dave Taylor / Technology A: There’s a lot of confusion about this dichotomy of power needs in the world of generative artificial intelligence! It’s more nuanced to…