Security with GenAI it is critical that public and private sectors must come together!

SCWorld.com reported that “Security has also become a hot topic given the potential for GenAI to become an important element in our daily lives. Attackers could target GenAI’s availability indirectly via the power grid. Both nation-state adversaries and criminal groups already target the U.S.’s energy grid. As GenAI becomes more important, the energy sector will become an even more attractive target.” The January 13, 2025 article entitled "The public and private sectors must come together on GenAI” (https://tinyurl.com/33d9k9et)  included these comments:

Both data center owners and public utilities are already grappling with the challenges of powering GenAI at scale. A computer server performing the large language model (LLM) data training that’s at the heart of GenAI can use up to seven times as much power as a server doing cloud computing or e-commerce. Additionally, GenAI servers often run at full-speed 24/7, unlike the variable power use seen in e-commerce or cloud computing.

For us to support GenAI power requirements, the handful of companies that operate the hyperscale data centers that house GenAI operations are already envisioning their next-generation facilities. Many see them as campuses the size of small towns, with a dedicated power plant on-site, instead of the individual city block-sized data centers seen today.

Finding solutions for powering GenAI at scale will require cooperation between the public and private sector. To build this energy infrastructure will require new technologies, faster building permitting and approval processes, and attention to energy efficiency at every stage, from power generation and transmission through its use. Data centers also require considerable quantities of water, since they can give off as much as 98% of their power as heat rather than as computing power.

Good advice!