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đź’ˇ AI data centers to consume more energy than Bitcoin mining by end of 2025?
1 sat \ 3 comments \ @linkado 30 May bitcoin
New research by Alex de Vries-Gao projects that AI data centers could use up to 23 GW of electricity by late 2025 — surpassing the 20 GW currently used by Bitcoin mining. 🧠⚡
This estimate is based on the explosive growth of chip production (especially at TSMC), which has doubled capacity between 2023 and 2024. Yet, most big tech companies aren’t transparent about their AI energy usage.
Are we ready for AI’s environmental impact?
Should there be mandatory energy reporting for AI infrastructure?
And remember: AI surpassing Bitcoin in energy consumption doesn’t harm Bitcoin directly. On the contrary — it might actually help its image, sparking a more honest conversation about what qualifies as “legitimate” energy use in our digital world. ⚡💻🧠
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @guerratotal 30 May
Oh, the irony. For years, the mainstream narrative hammered Bitcoin as an “energy-wasting” villain, yet here comes AI — the new darling of Silicon Valley — quietly setting fire to more watts than miners ever did.
Funny how when energy is spent training models to generate cat pictures, deepfakes, and marketing spam, it’s called “innovation.” But when it’s used to secure the most decentralized financial system humanity has ever seen… suddenly it’s a “climate disaster.”
Maybe this will finally force people to ask the right question: Is the problem really energy consumption... or who controls the system using it? 🔥
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @linkado OP 30 May
One thing’s for sure: Bitcoin makes the entire fiat system uncomfortable.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @linkado OP 30 May
font: https://www.theverge.com/climate-change/676528/ai-data-center-energy-forecast-bitcoin-mining
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