Comment on We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 2 weeks agoI found this article from last year: www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61364
Our preliminary estimates suggest that annual electricity use from cryptocurrency mining probably represents from 0.6% to 2.3% of U.S. electricity consumption.
The wide range should not be too surprising, it’s a mess to keep track of, especially with the current administration. Since then, with Trump immediately pledging to support the “industry”, I can only imagine it consuming even more now.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
That’s a huge amount of electricity even at it’s lowest. Are they building the AI to crypto mine is also another question. I could see these sneaky bastards combining the two somehow.
Loduz_247@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As for OpenAI and Microsoft, they’re betting on energy with a company called Helion Energy. They say they’ll have it ready by 2028. Whether they’ll achieve that? We’ll see.
Almacca@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I looked that up and it’s a fusion reactor, apparently, from what I can figure out from their nigh-illegible website.
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It skips the steam cycle. That’s fucking cool. I really hope they get it working.
eleitl@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
They won’t.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I see you don’t know how crypto works lol
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I don’t see how AI helps with crypto mining. It could help with pump and dumping shit coins though.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I was thinking how it probably helps by getting into nanoseconds with buying and selling stocks. I have found that there are very few coincidences with huge technologies, tons of cash pouring in and dark money. I could be wrong though.
DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Trading has nothing to do with cryptocurrency mining. Also, any high-frequency trading firm worth their salt is using FPGAs for the things where performance really counts.