Gridlocked: AI's power needs could short-circuit US infrastructure
You are not prepared for 5 GW datacenters, Deloitte warns
Power required by AI datacenters in the US may be more than 30 times greater in a decade, with 5 GW facilities already in the pipeline..
A Deloitte Insights report, “Can US infrastructure keep up with the AI economy?” paints a picture of ever larger datacenters burning ever more energy, while the grid infrastructure and new power sources are stuck in the slow lane due to factors such as bureaucracy and supply chain disruption.
Potential solutions to this problem hinge on hopes for tech innovation making AI infrastructure more energy efficient, regulatory changes, and a massive funding injection.
By now, anyone in the tech industry is likely aware that all the hype surrounding AI is driving a boom in infrastructure-building to develop and deploy ever more sophisticated AI models.
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