AI’s power hunger is a health crisis. Here is the solution.

Artificial intelligence is consuming more electricity than ever. This growing demand, warn experts Sten H. Vermund and Patricia J. Kissinger, is creating a new and largely overlooked strain on something fundamental to public health. The problem is not just the technology itself, but the massive energy needed to run it. The authors suggest a fix: shifting to cleaner, more efficient power sources. Without action, the hidden cost of AI could be a sicker population.