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AI could stretch Australia’s electricity supply to the limits
It would be ironic if world-changing technology like AI ended up prolonging the life of coal-fired power.
Patrick GibbonsCorporate advisorMore than just a portend of a dystopian future, short-term equity play and/or productivity enhancer, AI also consumes large amounts of electricity and is already changing the energy transition discussion.
Without understanding its implications, policymakers run the risk of creating the AI paradox of it promising to power the world economy but unable to power itself.
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