Math lets us model complex systems such as the way air flows around an aircraft, the way financial markets fluctuate, and the way blood flows through the heart. Mathematicians have used computers for decades, but the new vision is that AI might help them crack problems that were previously uncrackable. Inside the effort to tally AI’s energy appetite—James O'DonnellAfter working on it for months, my colleague Casey Crownhart and I finally saw our story on AI’s energy and emissions burden go live last week. After speaking with dozens of researchers, we realized that the common understanding of AI’s energy appetite is full of holes. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here, and check out the rest of our Power Hungry package about AI here.