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AI’s Power Hunger Is Real | Durham News
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang stunned the tech world by estimating AI’s computing needs could be 1,000 times greater than today’s capacity—possibly even more—driven by always-on AI agents tackling millions of tasks. This follows earlier projections that reasoning AI demands were already 100x higher. With Nvidia betting big on AI infrastructure and global data center spending set to hit $3–4 trillion over five years, the power demand is exploding: U.S. data centers could consume 66 gigawatts by 2027, eating up 8% of peak summer electricity. Grid upgrades costing $720 billion by 2030 are urgently…
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