- IA models consume much more energy than traditional technologies, ai week listens
- Generative searches of AI use 10 times more energy than standard consultations
- The energy consumption forecast of the global data center will reach 690 TWH for 2026 – Microsoft
- “The avatars of AI are powerful but problematic,” warns the panelists
The global boom of artificial intelligence (AI) is leading some countries to delay their energy transition plans for fear of losing the economic potential of a quickly evolving billionaire industry, experts warned Dubai AI’s week.
In a session entitled ‘AI’s Energy Future: Strategies for Sustly’, Zaid Al Ansari, Executive Director of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), highlighted the very high energy demands of the generative tools of AI. “When you run a simple Google search through a model like Chatgpt, it consumes about ten times more energy than a traditional search,” he said.
“Some countries are extending the useful life of fossil fuel plants only to meet AI -related energy needs, while others are braking their renewable transition objectives to remain competitive in AI’s career,” he added.
Al Ansari emphasized the urgency of integrating data centers with renewable energy sources, while Dr. Mounir Boukadidi, regional director of Oracle Energy & Water Mea, said the strategic advantage of the EAU: “The EAU generates approximately 166 Terawatt-Hours (TWH), while consumes about 158 twh. This opens a major The region.
It was observed that Dubai aims to become a regional center for data centers with AI that are executed with 100% renewable energy by 2033.
Mansour Belhadj, general manager of Microsoft, said: “By 2026, it is projected that the data centers consume between 600 and 690 hours of Terawatt power. About 60% of this will be promoted by the execution of AI and 40% by training models.”
Dubai’s assembly for AI presented a session entitled ‘Future Forward: unpack the trends that make up AI’, where Joe Youssef Malek, vice president of executive programs – Gulf, India and emerging markets in Gartner, explored the future of avatars. “We enter a world where individuals can have an image of professional and a social image of AI,” he said. “But this comes with serious implications for personal identity and brand integrity.”
Dr. Patrick Noack, Executive Director of Future Foresight at Dubai Future Foundation, Warned: “Licensing A Digital Person Can Be Dangerous. You Dang How Person Might Behave in Future Contexts Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and Ethical and ethical and ethical, ethical and ethical, ethical and ethical and ethical?
In a panel entitled ‘Agents among us: rethinking the work with Aig de Agent’, experts discussed whether the AI would replace or remodel the workforce.
Mostafa Sallam, human resources leader in Microsoft, said: “It is not about replacement, it is about reasoning. The organizational culture will define how we adapt.”
Shereeen Chalak Maalouf, CFO or Microsoft UAE, added: “Before being prepared to be ready for AI, companies must put in the field of work with unified and clean data sets. Ourney began with the cleaning of data to build a single data platform.”
In ‘The climate resistant solution with significant impacts for the EAU’, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Dawoud, main advisor to the Environmental Agency-ABU Dhabi, explained how AI can support the water management of the arid region: “We use the AI to administer recharge dams and the collection of rainfall efficiently.”
Prof. Immanuel Moonsar, professor at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Government School, said: “The challenge is not the lack of data, this is how Big Data analysis to anticipate crisis and take proactive measures.”
In ‘The AI centered on the human being: ethics, rights and responsible design ‘, Maqsoud Kruse, president of the National Institution of Human Rights, raised a critical question: “Is it the end of innovation, or evolving to name it?
Duration ‘AI propel the skies: cases of real use in aviation’, Melanie Bryant, vice president of delivery of IT products in Emirates, discussed the adoption of AI by the airline: “AI is helping us to opt for resources, save costs and improve operational experience.
Hero under the sponsorship of His highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, and Organized by Dubai Center for Artificial Intelligence, an initiative of dubai future Foundation, The Dubai ai Week 2025 Rons from 21 to 25 april, Uniting Global Experts, Entrepreneurs, Pollymakers, Regulators, Investors, and Innovators – From Agile Startups to Global Tech Giants: Under a vision: to shape the future of artificial intelligence in the service of humanity.
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