The former CEO of Google called for more investment in artificial intelligence

“Eric Schmidt”, the former CEO of Google, said in his latest interview that investment in the creation of artificial intelligence infrastructure should be increased; Because we are not going to achieve the set climate goals.

According to Business Insider, Eric Schmidt, who was present at the artificial intelligence conference in Washington on Tuesday, presented his ideas about the future of artificial intelligence. In addition to being the CEO of Google between 2001 and 2011, Schmidt was also the head of the US National Security Commission in the field of artificial intelligence. So far, he has made some controversial comments about the state of artificial intelligence development in America.

Eric Schmidt doesn’t worry much about artificial intelligence and its impact on the future

According to the former CEO of Google, there are many ways to curb the negative effects of artificial intelligence on the environment, such as using better batteries and power lines to build data centers. But Schmidt also believes that the rapid development of artificial intelligence will eventually overtake all these measures.

Asked whether AI’s energy needs could be met without compromising environmental goals, Schmidt said we’re not going to meet climate goals anyway; Because we are not organized to achieve them. “The requirements are definitely going to be a problem, but I’d rather focus on AI solving problems than limiting it and having problems,” he continued.

The boom in artificial intelligence has caused a significant increase in investment in the construction of data centers that provide the computing power needed to train and run artificial intelligence models. But this immense development consumes a large amount of natural resources. According to McKinsey research, data centers are expected to consume 35 gigawatts of electricity annually by 2030. This amount was only 17 gigawatts last year.

The US government has ambitious plans to eliminate carbon pollution from the country’s energy sector by 2035. But according to the current trend and the need for fossil fuels to power data centers, achieving the set goals seems far from expected.