Without improved energy efficiency, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could potentially reach a quarter of the U.S. power requirements by the end of the decade. The stark warning came from Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) CEO Rene Haas on Tuesday as the chip-design giant and its parent company, SoftBank Group, pledge $25 million to help fund a $110 million initiative aimed at supporting AI research at universities across the U.S. and Japan. The Rising Cost of AI’s Electricity Demand As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Arm is now setting its sights on reducing the power consumption of artificial intelligence technologies. According to Haas, AI models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, require substantial electricity, which could lead ...