At the World Economic Forum in Davos, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman highlighted the urgent need for a significant energy breakthrough to sustain the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
In the Argentine Congress, a novel legislative proposal has been tabled, encompassing a suite of reforms in taxation, labor, energy, and more, with some measures specifically addressing cryptocurrency regulation.
Exaion, a subsidiary of France's state-owned energy corporation EDF Group, has joined the blockchain Chiliz as a validator. This partnership is designed to enhance technological infrastructure through the expertise of a traditional company and to push the cryptocurrency industry towards ecological sustainability.
Cryptocurrencies, primarily due to their mining processes, are projected to boost their energy consumption by at least 40% within the next two years. Concurrently, the energy expenditure for AI apps is set to increase tenfold. These findings come from the International Energy Agency's recent report.