随着生成式人工智能如Sora的兴起，其背后的能源和水资源消耗问题逐渐受到关注。美国马萨诸塞州参议员埃德·马基和民主党议员提出《2024年人工智能环境影响法案》，旨在建立评估AI对环境影响的标准并创建自愿报告框架。这一法案的提出，反映了全球对AI发展与可持续性之间平衡的关注。
人工智能的发展给社会带来了巨大的变革，但同时也带来了新的挑战。生成式AI的应用虽然极大提高了效率和创造性，但其运行过程中所需的巨大能源和水资源消耗不容忽视。有研究表明，训练一个大型AI模型可能会消耗数百万千瓦时的电力，这与一个中型城市一天的用电量相当。
《2024年人工智能环境影响法案》的提出，是美国首次在立法层面对AI能耗问题作出回应。该法案不仅要求建立环境影响的评估标准，还鼓励AI开发者与运营商自愿报告其产品对环境的影响。这一举措被视为AI行业与环境可持续性相结合的重要一步，有助于推动AI技术的绿色发展。
英文标题：AI Energy Consumption Draws Legislative Attention
英文关键词：AI Energy Consumption, Environmental Impact, Legislative Response
英文新闻内容： The emergence of AI such as Sora has brought attention to the energy and water consumption behind it. Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts and Democratic lawmakers proposed the AI Environmental Impact Act of 2024, aiming to establish standards for assessing AI’s environmental impact and create a voluntary reporting framework for AI developers and operators. The introduction of this bill reflects global concerns about balancing AI development and sustainability.
The development of AI has brought significant changes to society, but it also presents new challenges. While generative AI applications significantly increase efficiency and creativity, the enormous energy and water consumption during operation cannot be ignored. Research shows that training a large AI model may consume millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to the daily consumption of a medium-sized city.
The AI Environmental Impact Act of 2024 is the first legislative response to AI energy consumption issues in the US. The bill not only calls for the establishment of environmental impact assessment standards but also encourages AI developers and operators to voluntarily report the environmental impact of their products. This measure is seen as an important step in integrating AI technology
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