Everyone is jumping on the AI bandwagon, whether that’s to boost productivity, feed curiosity or avoid one day being replaced by someone else who can use it. But its popularity is putting a strain on power—and according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest telecommunication companies “it’s going to become the next big social and economic issue in the United States.”
John Stankey, AT&T’s chief executive, warned leaders at Fortune’s Global Forum that America isn’t ready for the energy consumption that the AI revolution will take.
