(Bloomberg) — The increasing use of artificial intelligence is going to extract a heavy price in power unless the chip industry steps up and heads that off, according to one of the industry’s biggest companies.Data centers are on course to consume 15% of the world’s electricity by 2025, according to Applied Materials Inc., the world’s largest maker of chip equipment. Those giant warehouses of computers currently suck in about 2%, the company said.“AI has the potential to change everything,” said Applied Materials Chief Executive Officer Gary Dickerson speaking in a prerecorded remote keynote for the industry’s Semicon West conference. “But …read more
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