Why climate change became the main topic at the World Economic Forum instead of artificial intelligence
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The World Economic Forum, also known as the Davos Forum in Korea, was held in Davos, Switzerland this year. The main themes of this Davos Forum were artificial intelligence and energy. (There was also talk of ESG, but since these are ultimately related issues) many domestic and international politicians as well as famous businessmen attended, but attention was focused on Sam Altman, who participated in this forum.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's remarks at the Davos Forum on the importance of energy innovation for the future development of artificial intelligence (AI) were an important recognition of the close relationship between advances in AI technology and sustainable energy consumption.
Energy Issues: Altman points out that future AI will consume much more energy than expected, highlighting that as AI grows in complexity and scale, more computing resources and energy will be needed.
Need for climate-friendly energy sources: Emphasizes the need for more sustainable and climate-friendly energy sources to power AI, particularly nuclear fusion or cheap solar energy and storage technologies.
As AI technology continues to develop and expand, the conversation has become broader, with the need for a balanced approach to energy consumption and environmental impact, and the original topics of AI ethics and other topics have been largely buried. Personally, if this was intentional, I think it was a very clever statement, but instead of a deep discussion on AI, the focus has completely shifted to issues such as energy production, climate issues, and semiconductor chipsets.
Following the Davos Forum, Sam Altman is said to have held investment talks with Sheikh Tahoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates and met directly with TSMC.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with Middle Eastern investors for a new chip venture to meet his company's semiconductor needs and reduce its reliance on Nvidia.
The venture is part of OpenAI's effort to increase access to more powerful semiconductors as competition in the artificial intelligence field heats up.
Chip design and development is an expensive business, and competing with Nvidia could cost billions of dollars.
It's not yet clear whether the venture will be managed as a subsidiary of OpenAI or operated as a separate entity, but OpenAI is expected to be a major customer of the new company.
In the end, whether it's the world economy or politics, it's the basic principle of the international community to move for the benefit of the community or the country, so it seems like each country is moving for its own best. I hope that Korea will also take a meaningful position in this semiconductor war.
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