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A random thought without logic

As a student studying economics and data science, I have been considering the increasing reliance on AI and machine learning and its impact on human dependence on digital technology.

I am curious about how data centers handle their power requirements. There are around 4,000 data centers worldwide, with the China Telecom Data Center in Inner Mongolia being the largest at 10.7 million square feet. This massive facility plays a crucial role in China's growing digital economy, managing global operations. The data center boasts a total computing power of 6.7 EFLOPS, or 6.7 billion floating-point operations per second.

Similarly, Meta Center, Google, Amazon, EdgeConneX, Microsoft Azure, Digital Realty, Equinix, Schneider Electric, Oracle, Iron Mountain, etc., are other notable bigshots in the industry.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that electricity usage from data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), and the cryptocurrency industry may double by 2026. Data centers are expected to play a major role in driving the increase in electricity demand across various regions. In 2022, these sectors consumed around 460 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, and this consumption is forecasted to exceed 1,000 TWh by 2026.

I believe that by the end of 2030, we will manage the power at the cost of environmental damage, considering the exponential growth of dependency on the digital world, including cryptocurrencies, which will set back humans and the environment.

In my opinion, by 2050, we may not be able to manage, and data will be lost, forcing us to rely on human intelligence once again.

What do you think? 
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