Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centers with renewable energy by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
Big tech also must be responsible in its use of water for cooling, Guterres said Tuesday in New York City as he presented the U.N.¡¯s new report on the energy transition, Seizing the Moment of Opportunity, together with the International Renewable Energy Agency.
¡°AI can boost efficiency, innovation and resilience in energy systems, but it is also energy hungry,¡± Guterres said in prepared remarks. ¡°This is not sustainable ¡ª unless we make it so.¡±
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