In its coverage of Stanford HAI's annual Artificial Intelligence Index Report, Business Today zeroes in on AI's global electricity use – equivalent to the peak electricity demand of New York State. Tripling every year since 2022, AI compute is taxing the electric grid, the climate, and water supplies.

Diana Gragg, PhD '11, director of the Precourt Institute's education program, examines the growing uncertainty facing power systems. She also discusses how improving efficiency and expanding system flexibility can support reliable, cost-effective progress toward climate goals.

A new cement formula using volcanic rock cuts carbon emissions by 67 percent, potentially offering an affordable alternative to increasingly scarce cement additives, according to researchers.