Jakub ondrasek is the CEO of Clore AI.
AI, cryptocurrency and quantum computing are just a few of the tech innovations that have revolutionized modern living. Most consumers don’t know how much high-performance computing power is needed to fuel such changes. This computing power is driving major breakthroughs, but it also contributes to one of the world’s most pressing problems: unsustainable energy use.
Recent reports from the International Energy Agency (IEA), warn that electricity consumption in data centers will double by 2026. Around 50% of the computing power in IT is estimated to be idle, despite the industry spending $1 trillion on hardware every year.
It is paradoxical to waste so much computing power while pursuing ever-expanding frontiers. Why, in a world where breakthroughs happen faster and thicker than ever, are these resources allowed to sit idle? Answer: They can’t. If the tech industry is as serious as it is about innovation and sustainability, they simply cannot.
Idle Hardware is a Polluter.
It is difficult to ignore the environmental impact of wasted computing power. In the ongoing battle of tech to reduce its carbon footprint, idle resources are a major culprit. Mining rare metals is necessary to produce GPUs, processors and other high performance hardware. When this equipment becomes obsolete or is left unused it creates a significant amount of e-waste.
Even unused servers, GPUs, and data centers still use electricity for operational readiness. The result is a free-flowing of carbon emissions with little tangible value. It is difficult to rationalize this as the climate crisis continues.
Decentralized approaches offer huge opportunities to combat these inefficiencies and minimize their environmental impact. Decentralized solutions offer great opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of these inefficiencies.
Renting GPUs from a central location: a green alternative
The energy requirements of popular endeavours like AI model training and crypto mining, as well as digital rendering processes require a lot of power. Therefore it’s important to use existing resources efficiently to satisfy their needs.
While computational power is sitting around collecting dust, cloud service providers like AWS and Google Cloud are continuing to build hardware. It is clear that new infrastructure is not needed. The power already present must instead be more easily accessible for developers and companies that are able to use it.
The blockchain makes this possible. With peer-to-peer mechanics, GPU power can be distributed on-demand to all parties. Developers and companies who don’t use their GPU resources can give them away. They can be taken on by those who need them but do not have them. This is a win/win situation.
GPU vendors can create new revenue streams. Resource sharing is incentivized. The need for companies to produce additional components is lessened. Carbon emissions and electronic waste will decrease as fewer new items are produced and shipped. Sustainability is improved as a by-product.
Moreover,decentralized systems also distribute computing workloads across a global network, making them inherently more energy-efficient. It is not necessary to rely on data centers that are concentrated in one or two regions. Instead, the workload can be distributed where it will have most impact, taking into account lower energy environments and renewable sources of power.
Definition of Sustainability in the Technology Industry
Increasing sustainability is often equated with compromising innovation. But creating GPU access on demand defies that narrative. The decentralized GPU rental model makes the high-performance computing available to all developers, regardless of their size. It is not just a matter of utilizing dormant resources, it can also help revitalize projects that are suffering due to resource scarcity.
The cost of cloud computing services is prohibitive for small and medium-sized businesses. Affordable, high-performance alternatives can take these projects – and the ideas of individual develoeprs – off of the sidelines and onto the playing field. In this manner, GPUs that are decentralized can help to support greener practices and innovation at the same time.
It is clear that the tech sector can lead in the fight against climate change by prioritizing efficient resource usage. Renting idle GPUs or other equipment on demand is the new norm, challenging the traditional dependence on data centers.
This shift will require more than technology – it demands a change in mindset. The current system is flawed and companies, government officials, and consumers need to be open-minded about the changes needed.
An Appeal to Action
In the end, stakes are extremely high. The IEA has warned that if the data center consumption rate continues at this level, any other efforts to enhance sustainability will be fruitless.
If left unchecked the negative environmental impacts of inefficient computer use will ruin the fruit of continuous innovation.
Decentralized GPU rental solutions offer an easy way forward. In addition to meeting the demand for high-performance computers, we can also do it in a way that is more environmentally friendly.
The choice is ours: leverage unused power and create more opportunity out of e-waste; or waste an opportunity to reclaim power over how we fuel our creations. Tech revolution does not have to be at the cost of the environment. Rethinking the way we use resources can help us create a sustainable future that combines innovation with sustainability.
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Jakub Ondrasek
Jakub ondrasek is the CEO of Clore.AI. He started building Monero pools when he was 12 years old, ran a cryptocurrency mining farm during his teenage years, and then launched Clore.AI after seeing a scam in 2022.
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