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Resource Consumption of AI - Degrow or Die
2024-12-30 , Stage HUFF
Language: English

Not only the energy consumption of AI is exploding. Less known is that other resources like water or metal are also affected. The talk gives an overview on the devastating impact of datacenters on our environment.

Degrowth scenarios seem to be the only way to escape from this ecological nightmare.


Summarizing the known facts and serious predictions the talk gives an overview on the upcoming possible and impossible scenarios of the energy and resource consumptions. Even if predictions are not easy economical and ecological limits are discussed.

Finally, degrowth will be discussed. Can we degrow datacenters without loosing too much of our digital life? How much can be saved using alternative technologies.

See also: slides

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Linux and Kubernetes nerd, cyclist.

On the road in cloud security and security in the design environment of critical infrastructures, including energy, health, finance and administration.

As a physicist, he has also given lectures on thermodynamics and has taken around 10 web servers in Germany live.


Linux und Kubernetes Nerd, Fahrradfahrer.

Unterwegs im Cloud Security und Security bei Design Umfeld von kritischen Infrastrukturen, u.a. Energie, Gesundheit, Finanzen und Verwaltung.

Hat als Physiker auch mal Vorlesungen über Thermodynamik gehalten und so um den 10 Webserver in Deutschland life genommen.