AI Computing on Pace to Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says

AI’s voracious need for computing power is threatening to overwhelm energy sources, requiring the industry to change its approach to the technology, according to Arm Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas.

By 2030, the world’s data centers are on course to use more electricity than India, the world’s most populous country, Haas said. Finding ways to head off that projected tripling of energy use is paramount if artificial intelligence is going to achieve its promise, he said.

Arm CEO Rene Haas warns that AI computing is fueling an explosion in energy demand.

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“We are still incredibly in the early days in terms of the capabilities,” Haas said in an interview. For AI ...