Energy costs will decide which countries win the AI race, Microsoft’s Nadella says
- Jan 21
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As countries race to build AI infrastructure to capitalize on the technology’s promise of huge efficiency gains, Nadella told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that “GDP growth in any place will be directly correlated” to the cost of energy in using AI.
He pointed to a new global commodity in “tokens” — basic units of processing that are bought by users of AI models, allowing them to run tasks.
“The job of every economy and every firm in the economy is to translate these tokens into economic growth, then if you have a cheaper commodity, it’s better.”
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