Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
AI is the hottest technology of our time. Still, so much about it, including its energy use and the resulting potential climate impact, remains unknown. Leading AI companies keep exact figures about the technology’s energy consumption closely guarded. But we did the math to figure it out.
For six months, MIT Technology Review’s team of reporters and editors worked to uncover the extent of AI’s energy footprint, how much it’s set to grow in the coming years, where that energy will come from, and who will pay for it.
Learn more: technologyreview.com/supertopic/ai-energy-package/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement
AI is the hottest technology of our time. Still, so much about it, including its energy use and the resulting potential climate impact, remains unknown. Leading AI companies keep exact figures about the technology’s energy consumption closely guarded. But we did the math to figure it out.
For six months, MIT Technology Review’s team of reporters and editors worked to uncover the extent of AI’s energy footprint, how much it’s set to grow in the coming years, where that energy will come from, and who will pay for it.
Learn more: technologyreview.com/supertopic/ai-energy-package/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement
