Expert explains the hidden physical costs behind every AI prompt

A video from Imagination in Action features researcher Vijay Gadepally discussing the physical infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. He explains that while AI tools can feel intangible, each response relies on computer chips, data networks, cooling systems, electricity, and water.

Gadepally argues that making AI more sustainable requires progress on two fronts at once: building more efficient AI models and improving the physical infrastructure that supports them. He suggests neither improvement alone will be enough to handle AI's growing energy and resource demands.