Quantum Computing and AI’s Exponential Compute Demands
AI’s Surging Compute Needs and Energy Costs Modern artificial intelligence has an insatiable hunger for computation. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently noted that emerging “reasoning” AI models might consume 100× more compute than today’s models, and future AI could demand even more (Nvidia CEO claims reasoning models will boost GPU demand | Computer Weekly). This exponential growth in required compute is far outpacing the improvements of classical hardware. In fact, one analysis found the computational power behind AI is doubling roughly every 100 days – an astonishing pace compared to