AI energy usage and carbon emission stats may be overblown

AI energy usage and carbon emission stats may be overblown AI News, AI, AI tools, DailyAI, Eugene van der Watt, Innovation, itinai.com, LLM, t.me/itinai 🚀 **New Report on AI Energy Usage and Carbon Emissions** 📊 The recent report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) challenges the common belief that AI's energy consumption is spiraling out of control. The report provides a pragmatic overview, dismissing exaggerated claims about AI energy use and carbon emissions. 🔍 **Facts vs Fiction** The report acknowledges the complexity of accurately measuring AI’s emissions and energy use. It underscores the need to account for factors such as CPU processing power, chip manufacture, cooling, and variable workloads. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between accurate figures and sensationalized claims. 🌱 **It's Getting Better, Not Worse** Despite the energy-intensive nature of training AI models and inference, the report points out that efficiencies in AI models and hardware will drive energy usage down over time. It highlights improvements driven by making models more efficient, the increasing efficiency of AI chips, and the positive environmental impact of AI in reducing carbon emissions. 🛠️ **Practical AI Solutions** The report suggests practical steps for companies to embrace AI, including identifying automation opportunities, defining KPIs, aligning AI solutions with business needs, and implementing AI gradually. It also stresses the significance of energy transparency standards for AI models and the potential impact of excessive regulation on energy efficiency. 🌟 **Spotlight on a Practical AI Solution** Consider the AI Sales Bot from [ITINAI](https://www.itinai.com/aisalesbot), designed to automate customer engagement 24/7 and manage interactions across all customer journey stages. This practical AI solution can revolutionize sales processes and customer engagement, offering valuable automation for middle managers. 🔗 **Useful Links:** - AI Lab in Telegram [@aiscrumbot](https://t.me/aiscrumbot) – free consultation - [DailyAI](https://www.dailyai.co) - Twitter –  [@itinaicom](https://twitter.com/itinaicom) Let’s continue the conversation about practical AI solutions and energy transparency standards! #AI #EnergyEfficiency #Innovation **[Any relevant hashtags here]**