It’s only a few years on from the release of ChatGPT but the race to plug artificial intelligence into everything has sparked a surge in datacentres, with escalating environmental costs. Globally, datacentre power demand is growing four times faster than all other sectors, according to the International Energy Agency, and is on track to exceed Japan’s electricity use by 2030. In Australia, the energy market operator expects datacentre energy demand to triple within five years, surpassing the electricity used by the nation’s fleet of electric vehicles by 2030. Authorities also anticipate significant demand on drinking water supplies. As the QuitGPT
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