Article by BKReader: “New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams released a new report titled “Artificially Inevitable,” examining the role of artificial intelligence local, state and federal government, and outlining guidelines for responsible use of the rapidly developing technology.
According to the report, power consumption by data centers in the United States are estimated to drive almost half the growth in electrical demand within the next 5 years. The nation’s largest data centers require up to 5 million gallons of water a day, the same water use for a town with between 10,000 to 50,000 residents.
“Our government has a responsibility to help New Yorkers better understand this technology that is rapidly changing the world we live in, and to ensure that when this technology is used, it is to the benefit of New Yorkers,” said Williams upon the report’s release…(More)”.
