'An incredibly powerful tool': Can AI solve its own energy problem?

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New IEA study explores how AI is set to drive huge electricity demand while at the same time offering potential to unlock 'significant opportunities' in energy improvements and emissions reductions

When BusinessGreen asked 'how bad is AI for the environment?', ChatGPT had plenty to say. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool patiently responded that training large language models such as itself are...

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