arXiv:2511. 19468v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: If AI is a foundational general-purpose technology, we should anticipate that demand for AI compute -- and energy -- will continue to grow.
By Blaise Ag\"uera y Arcas, Travis Beals, Maria Biggs, Jessica V. Bloom, Thomas Fischbacher, Konstantin Gromov, Urs K\"oster, Rishiraj Pravahan, James Manyika
arXiv:2607. 14172v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper evaluates whether large-scale AI data centers deployed in low-Earth orbit (LEO) could become a cost-effective alternative to terrestrial facilities.
By Kees van Berkel
arXiv:2608. 14614v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As AI datacenters retire functional GPUs, vast quantities of still capable accelerators enter secondary markets.
By Zeyu Cao, Xuan Guo, Cheng Zhang, Cheuk Hang Lau, Ilia Shumailov, Yiren Zhao
arXiv:2608. 08761v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In an era defined by escalating climate change and the pervasive deployment of edge intelligence, the environmental cost of semiconductor manufacturing and operation has reached a critical threshold.
By Jatin Chopra
arXiv:2607. 09084v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid expansion of large-scale AI models has led to significant performance breakthroughs across diverse domains, yet it has also raised critical concerns regarding computational costs, energy consumption, and environmental sustainability.
By Linhui Xiao, Guiping Cao, Mingyue Guo, Xianchao Guan, Fan Yang, Ming Tao, Xin Li, Yuxin Peng, Yaowei Wang
arXiv:2607. 01258v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been accompanied by significant increases in computational and environmental costs, driven by large-scale investments in AI infrastructure, hardware, and software.
By Cl\'ement Morand, Aur\'elie N\'ev\'eol, Anne-Laure Ligozat