Why artificial intelligence could cause the lights to dim
Why artificial intelligence could cause the lights to dim  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Thu Jan 30 2025
Description: The information technology age has produced many marvels. But they all need electricity. Now thanks in part to the explosion in artificial intelligence the industry is building giant complexes of datacenter. The Energy Department has taken a gander at the just how much power data centers will gobble up. Here with some of the numbers, from the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, staff scientist Arman Shehabi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices