A heat wave is gripping Europe, and it's raising uncomfortable questions about the energy demands of artificial intelligence. At a London climate conference, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on AI companies to disclose the environmental impact of their systems. According to France 24, he's demanding greater transparency about resource and energy consumption—essentially asking the AI industry to stop hiding the true cost of their operations.

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