NVIDIA officials argue efficiency benefits of AI amid concerns about energy impacts

Leading officials at tech giant NVIDIA are arguing the efficiency benefits from artificial intelligence at a time when the increased electricity demands of data centers to support the technology are raising concerns about the impacts for the power grid and the potential for exacerbating the climate crisis.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told an audience at a Sept. 27 Bipartisan Policy Center event on the energy impacts of AI that the tech industry needs to do a better job of...