Akash founder Greg Osuri warns AI training may trigger global energy crisis

Akash founder Greg Osuri told Cointelegraph that AI may soon need nuclear power and called for a more sustainable approach to training models.

Artificial intelligence is hitting a wall on energy, and as models grow, training them may soon require the same output as a nuclear reactor, according to Akash Network founder Greg Osuri. 

In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Andrew Fenton at Token2049 in Singapore, Osuri said the industry underestimates how fast compute demands are doubling and the environmental costs that come with it. He noted that data centers already consume hundreds of megawatts of fossil fuel power.

Osuri warned the trend could trigger an energy crisis, raising household power bills and adding millions of tons of new emissions each year.

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