The South African magnate made his prediction during the Bosch Connected World event, which took place in Las Vegas, United States. There he warned what could be the cause of human apocalypse.
Neither water, nor food, nor climate change. The CEO of Tesla and Space X, Elon Muskwas present at the Bosch Connected World Conference – held from January 7 to 10 in the American city of Las Vegas – and warned the international community that The next great crisis of humanity will be generated by the lack of electricity.
According to the tycoon, the “electricity drought“It will arise due to the insufficiency of energy production to meet global technological demand, especially driven by the development of the Artificial intelligence. Engine of almost all modern artifacts we know today, Musk predicts a future between gloom If world leaders fail to increase the production of this resource.
Elon Musk’s dark future
In the big cities, every morning the inhabitants wake up, disconnect their cell phone that loaded their drums during the night, turn on the TV, and put bread on their toaster to prepare their breakfast. On the other hand, thousands of workers begin their workday in factories that depend on electricity to enhance the machinery that moves the industry of their country. Everything, from smaller actions to large industrial complexes, depend – in large part – of the electricity supply.
In this context, Musk proposed to imagine a future in which electricity is a scarce good: “One day without electricity would make us understand the magnitude of the problem that is coming” The possible “electricity drought“That predicts the tycoon promises to put humanity in check and radically transform modern life.
“The next shortage will be electricity. They will not be able to find enough electricity To operate all the chips. I think we will see it next year“said a worried musk that, in addition, put the date of this catastrophe closer than we imagined.
During his speech, the American tycoon stressed that electricity is a Fundamental resource for modern lifesince it is the engine of much of everyday activities for both industry, trade and private life. In addition, according to Musk, the bottleneck will not be only the generation of energy, but also the production of key components such as power transformers and voltage reducers.
The role of artificial intelligence in a possible energy drought
According to him Spacex leader – And also Donald Trump’s government official – The demand for artificial intelligence increases by a factor of 10 each semester, which raises a serious challenge for world energy infrastructure. From the technological community itself, it affirms that this electric drought can slow down and, in the worst case, make humanity retrace decades of advances in technology.
In addition, the AI and the growing sophistication of microchips, added to the exponential demand for computer resources, are exerting unprecedented pressure on world electrical infrastructure. The functioning of artificial intelligence systems, especially the large models of language and complex algorithms, consumes massive amounts of energy. This consumption not only depends on the design of advanced neuronal chips, but also on an increasingly robust electrical infrastructure capable of sustaining high performance processes, They will continue to progress.
Source: Ambito
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