The official estimate is that data centers will require 2x more energy by 2030, mostly due to AI 🤔 Total consumption for data centers will correspond to the total energy use of Japan. The human brain remains unsurpassed in terms of IQ per Joul. They had better start optimizing those AI processors! Then again, humanity uses just about the equivalent of 0.01% of the amount of energy reaching planet earth from the sun. So who cares? https://www.handelszeitung.ch/newsticker/datenzentren-brauchen-bis-2030-doppelt-so-viel-strom-813800-1