I got to wondering.
Been hearing that AI (artificial intelligence) needs massive electric power and I wondered why this is, so I went and asked. The answer was so lengthy that I will only show the summary portion so that I don't use massive amounts of juice:
In Summary:
AI’s high electricity consumption is a result of the large-scale and energy-intensive nature of deep learning models, the specialized hardware needed for computation, and the infrastructure required to support these technologies. As AI models become more powerful and are deployed on a global scale, their energy requirements will likely continue to grow, sparking ongoing debates about the sustainability of AI and the need for more energy-efficient technologies. Researchers are actively working on ways to optimize AI efficiency, but for now, the computational and energy demands are significant.