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According to a new analysis, the power consumption of artificial intelligence is expected to reach nearly half of the total electricity consumption of global data centers by the end of 2025, meaning AI energy consumption will soon surpass bitcoin mining. The analysis was conducted by Alex de Vries-Gao, a Ph.D. student at the Environmental Institute of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He has previously tracked the power consumption and environmental impact of cryptocurrencies and published related data on his website Digiconomist. Currently, AI has already accounted for a significant portion of data center energy usage.

At the 2024 GTI International Industry Conference, China Mobile Vice President Gao Tongqing released a report stating that '5G-A x AI' (the combination of 5G-Advanced and Artificial Intelligence) is the essential pathway to 6G development. The six capabilities of 5G-A will unlock the commercial value of personal, household, and industry markets, while also promoting synergy with AI. 5G-A x AI will bring opportunities in four areas: new connections, new services, new scenarios, and new experiences, such as AI enhancing call services to service connections, creating customized services, and building intelligent networks.

Government agencies see many possibilities for using AI tools in their daily work, but in reality, only a small portion are put into practice. The GAO found that 20 non-defense agencies identified over 1,200 use cases within the government, but they have only implemented about 16% of those AI use cases. AI poses risks to the public, such as producing biased outcomes that could 'amplify existing inequalities', especially among historically underserved populations. For the 2023 fiscal year, federal agencies requested $1.8 billion in funding for non-defense AI research.