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One of the things that is always unfair
in this comparison is people talk about

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how much energy it takes
to train an AI model

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relative to how much it cost
a human to do one inference query.

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But it also takes a lot of energy to train
a human. It takes like 20 years of

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life and all of the food you eat during
that time before you get smart. And not

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only that, it took like the very
widespread evolution of the 100 billion

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people that have ever lived and learned
not to get eaten by predators and

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learned how to like figure out science
and whatever to produce you. And then

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you took whatever you you know, you

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took. So, the fair comparison is if you

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ask ChatGPT a question, how much energy
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to answer that question versus a human.

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And probably AI has already caught up on
an energy efficiency basis measured that

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way. >> OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, has found

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himself in hot water yet again. His

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comparison of human [music] energy

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consumption to AI energy consumption has

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sparked intense backlash.

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The comments were made during a Q&A

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session hosted by The Indian Express

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where Altman was questioned about one
of AI's biggest criticisms, its use of

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resources. >> You know,
you see these like things on

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the internet where don't use ChatGPT,
it's 17 gallons of water for each query

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or whatever.
This is completely untrue, totally

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insane, no no connection to reality.

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What is fair though is the energy
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because the world is now using so much

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AI is real and we need to move towards

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nuclear or wind and solar very quickly.

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>> Critics online took issue with Altman's

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justification. Indian billionaire

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businessman, Sridhar Vembu, said, "I do

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not want to see a world where we equate

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a piece of technology to a human being."

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Louisa Jewell a leading voice in AI

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governance, saw it as a strange way
to escape environmental scrutiny. And

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American commentator and author Matt

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Stoller went so far as to call Altman a

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sociopath. The AI energy debate is only

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getting more heated as the number and

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scale of data centers continues to grow.

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In some parts of the US, the drain
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prices to skyrocket. >> Laura
tells us the data center emits a

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low hum 24/7, [music] and it's
not just the noise taking a

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toll. She says in the last year her

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average electricity bill has spiked 23%.

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>> And how do you budget when it's
changing that much in one year?

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>> can't. >> [music] >> And the
electric company warned prices

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could rise even more. >> They need
more power at the data centers. [music]

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>> Saying one reason why is increased
electricity use from data centers and

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artificial intelligence.

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>> The energy demand from these facilities

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[music] affects our ability to meet
clean energy goals, have a livable

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planet, and also just pay our bills.

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>> The Q&A took place on the sidelines of

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the Indian [music] AI Impact Summit, a

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gathering of global leaders in the

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artificial intelligence field.

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The summit got off to a bumpy start.

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Bill Gates pulled out as [music] keynote
speaker only hours before he was due to

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appear. The head
of the world's most valuable

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company, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, also

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withdrew from appearing due to illness.

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However, the most awkward moment

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occurred between rival CEOs Sam Altman

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and Dario Amodei in what was supposed to

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be a photo opportunity showing unity and

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triumph, the pair refused to hold hands,

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creating the summit's most
[music] memorable moment.

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>> [applause]

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[applause] [music]

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[music] >> The summit, along with Altman's

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comments, have done very little to calm

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the growing fear and uncertainty

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surrounding humanity's
future alongside AI.

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>> [music]