Research by Alex de Vries, a data scientist at the Dutch National Bank, predicts that by 2027, new AI devices could consume as much electricity as a country like the Netherlands. Lan, Sweden or Argentina. If Google integrated Generative AI into every search query, this number could reach 29 billion kWh per year, surpassing the combined electricity consumption of Kenya, Guatemala and Croatia.
Currently, the lack of transparency in publishing energy usage data from major AI models and technology companies makes it difficult to estimate the total electricity consumption of the AI industry.
However, according to Alex de Vries’s estimates, the entire AI sector is likely to consume between 85 and 134 TWh per year by 2027, accounting for half of global electricity consumption by that time. .
– Meta Platforms faces class action lawsuit by advertisers
The Court of Appeals in San Francisco (USA) said advertisers can sue Meta for compensation related to advertising reach.
An appeals court in the US said Meta Platforms must face a class action lawsuit by advertisers accusing the owner of Facebook and Instagram of overcharging by inflating the number of people exposed to ads.
The Court of Appeals in San Francisco said advertisers could sue Meta for damages related to ad reach.
Advertisers said the calculation of the number of social network accounts accessing ads was “inflated” by up to 400%.
Advertisers estimate Meta may have to pay more than $7 billion in damages. Meanwhile, Meta and the platform’s lawyers have yet to comment on the case.
The Menlo Park, a California-based company said advertising generated “the majority” of its revenue, totaling $134.9 billion in 2023 and net income of $39.1 billion. USD.
Class actions have the potential to recover more money at less cost than when plaintiffs are forced to sue individually.
The above lawsuit could include millions of individuals and businesses who have paid for advertising on Facebook and Instagram since August 15, 2014.
According to the allegations, senior executives covered up duplicate and fake accounts that increased potential advertising reach.
– Recurring ‘make money online’ scam
Although this form of fraud to make money online and give gifts to thank customers is not new, it has recently recurred with more sophisticated tricks.
The Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Center (VNCERT/CC Center, Ministry of Information and Communications) recently recorded many reports with the content of “making money online” and “customer gratitude” tricks.
When users click on the links in the message, scammers will direct users to visit gambling websites… register as members, download the application to register to participate in the program. receive reward.
When a user successfully downloads a malicious application, their phone will be hijacked. If the phone has internet banking applications installed, there is a risk of losing all the money in the account or Stolen important personal information stored on the phone.
“It is very likely that criminals will use this information to impersonate, extort, and commit fraud. After that, the subject took measures such as blocking the contact and deleting all traces of the account that used the contact. This is a form of property appropriation fraud through smartphone applications that has been quite popular in recent times” – said VNCERT/CC representative.
