Robot Monkey Pants @robotmonkypants.bsky.social

What's the breakdown of GenAI power consumption vs Bitcoin mining?

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Robot Monkey Pants @robotmonkypants.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

Of course WIRED has an article Bitcoin uses 112.31 TWh annually AI servers could use between 85 to 134 Twh annually by 2027 in a middle-ground scenario Other resources, like water, also are impacted in both scenarios

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:05 UTC

Also though just the continued expansion of the internet into places it’s been less available & everyone in places like the US storing more & more data from photos, emails etc? Electricity use is up a lot across many industries.

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