The energy costs of generative AI are currently large enough to impact the environment

David Derreby, The Growing Environmental Footprint Of Generative AI, Undark, Feb, 20, 24.

One of the things that David Hays impressed on me when I studied with him back in the 1970s is that computing, real computing, is a physical process. It requires physical resources and extends out in time. The emergence of generative AI makes that abundantly clear. From the article:

AI can run on many devices — the simple AI that autocorrects text messages will run on a smartphone. But the kind of AI people most want to ...