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AI is causing an explosion in data centre energy use and energy consumption

As dawn broke, my phone’s alarm was eerily silent. Its screen was void with the usual flurry of notifications.

Confusion set in.

I tried to check the news, finding the internet down, with no emails, updates, or even the faintest digital whisper from the outside world.

Later, I found I couldn’t use my credit card or draw money from the ATM. The trains an…