Is there a duality to AI, promise and impact on the environment? That was ChatGPT’s response to me when I asked it to depict an image showing the damage AI would cause to the environment. That’s the first time I have gotten an image that was not just a result of poor prompting but more of a reframing by ChatGPT of my ask.

I suspect that the promise of sustainable AI will not be from innovations in clean energy as much as innovation in AI efficiency that will require less energy. We are living in the Incandescent era of AI where we are living with power hogs for now.

My hope is that we will see more start ups and investments for the future; an LED or hopefully better era of AI computational energy usage.