For the last year, analysts have warned that the data centers needed for AI would drive up power demand and, by extension, emissions as utilities build out natural gas infrastructure to help meet demand.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans.

It's true that training and using AI models like ChatGPT consume large amounts of electricity, resulting in the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it, transforming challenges into opportunities and reshaping industries along the way.

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Given the limitations of human cognition in long-term planning, AI can serve as a cognitive augmentation tool, helping us navigate the uncertainties of the future.

A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday that they've moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight,

Exponential growth in big data and computing power is transforming climate science, where machine learning is playing a critical role in mapping the physics of our changing climate.

The Chinese AI company roiled financial markets and showed the road to growth in electricity demand may be bumpy.

The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model.

The Chinese company is rapidly changing assumptions about individual models’ power needs, but the AI sector’s emissions are still a concern.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.