Roundtables: A New Look at AI’s Energy Use

Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour

You've probably heard that statistic that every search on ChatGPT uses the equivalent of a bottle of water. And while that's technically true, it misses some of the nuance. The MIT Technology Review dropped a massive report that reveals how the artificial intelligence industry uses energy — and exactly how much energy it costs to use a service like ChatGPT. The report determined that the energy cost of large-language models like ChatGPT cost any…

InsideWis: Even without AI, energy use will rise … so how do we get there? - Wisconsin Technology Council

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It’s tempting to blame the rise of artificial intelligence and the need for data centers, which house and disseminate petabytes or even exabytes of data, for rising energy needs in the United States. That might feel good, especially if you’re not an AI fan, but it avoids the reality

AI's Growing Ecological Footprint: Energy, Water, and Resource Challenges

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming market intelligence, enabling analysts to process unprecedented volumes of data and extract valuable insights with remarkable efficiency. As AMPLYFI’s market intelligence platform harnesses these AI capabilities, an important discussion has emerged regarding the substantial environmental impact of these technologies. A thorough report by Greenpeace Germany, researched by the Öko-Institut, shows tha…

The Energy Footprint of A.I. – Pixel Envy

Casey Crownhart, MIT Technology Review: Today, new analysis by MIT Technology Review provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look at how much energy the AI industry uses — down to a single query — to trace where its carbon footprint stands now, and where it’s headed, as AI barrels towards billions of daily users. We spoke to two dozen experts measuring AI’s energy demands, evaluated different AI models and prompts, pored over hundreds of pa…

Roundtables: A New Look at AI’s Energy Use

Recorded on May 21, 2025 Big Tech’s appetite for energy is growing rapidly as adoption of AI accelerates. But just how much energy does even a single AI query use? And what does it mean for the climate? Hear from MIT Technology Review editor in chief Mat Honan, senior climate reporter Casey Crownhart, and AI reporter James…