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This finding has prompted calls for improved infrastructure efficiency rather than merely expanding AI data centers (DC). \n\n According to a study by a research team led by Professor Yoon Min-soo from KAIST's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, AI agents represent a new type of workload that servers and graphics processing units (GPUs) in data centers must continuously manage. The team analyzed the computational demands and energy consumption during actual operations. \n\n AI agents go beyond simply answering questions; they can plan, execute calculations, and utilize various external tools to solve complex problems. This study is the first to quantitatively analyze the computational costs and energy consumption associated with AI agents. \n\n The analysis revealed that AI agents perform, on average, 9.2 times more large language model (LLM) calls compared to traditional step-by-step reasoning methods. As a result, response times increased by as much as 153.7 times, and during the execution of tasks by external tools, GPUs were idle for up to 54.5% of the total execution time. \n\n The increase in power consumption was particularly striking. An AI agent utilizing a 70 billion parameter",{"title":30,"url":31,"domain":32,"snippet":33,"content":34},"AI Agents Consume 137x More Electricity Than Chatbots","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.chosun.com\u002Fenglish\u002Findustry-en\u002F2026\u002F07\u002F05\u002FUZLVBPKVHJAN3CVIGFOYS376WU\u002F","chosun.com","AI Agents Consume 137x More Electricity Than Chatbots KAIST study reveals AI agents complex tasks surge data center power use, urging infrastructure c.",null,{"title":36,"url":37,"domain":38,"snippet":39,"content":34},"AI Agents Could Consume More Than 130 Times the Energy of Chatbots, KAIST Study Finds","http:\u002F\u002Fkoreabizwire.com\u002Fai-agents-could-consume-more-than-130-times-the-energy-of-chatbots-kaist-study-finds\u002F354584","koreabizwire.com","DAEJEON, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence agents capable of independently planning tasks and using external tools may consume more than 130...",{"title":41,"url":42,"domain":43,"snippet":44,"content":34},"OpenClaw (Moltbot\u002FClawdbot) Use Cases and Security 2026","https:\u002F\u002Faimultiple.com\u002Fmoltbot","aimultiple.com","OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) is an open-source, self-hosted AI assistant designed to execute local computing tasks and interface with users...",{"title":46,"url":47,"domain":48,"snippet":49,"content":34},"Teaching AI to run with the turbines","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F2026\u002F07\u002F02\u002F1138433\u002Fteaching-ai-to-run-with-the-turbines\u002F","technologyreview.com","Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are...",{"title":51,"url":52,"domain":53,"snippet":54,"content":34},"IT News Review by Control F5 Software: More and more users are developing emotional relationships with AI chatbots","https:\u002F\u002Finformat.ro\u002Fen\u002Fexclusive\u002Fit-news-review-by-control-f5-software-more-and-more-users-are-developing-emotional-relationships-with-ai-chatbots-128863","informat.ro","More and more users are developing emotional relationships with AI chatbots An increasing number of people are using chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude not...",{"title":56,"url":57,"domain":58,"snippet":59,"content":34},"AI's energy tax was already concerning. 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When assigned subordinate...",{"title":66,"url":67,"domain":68,"snippet":69,"content":34},"What Happens When AI Stops Answering and Starts Handling Healthcare Tasks?","https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fwhat-happens-when-ai-stops-answering-and-starts-handling-healthcare-tasks\u002F","medcitynews.com","If you have interacted in the past few years with a medical chatbot, you probably walked away feeling like it was helpful for simple tasks and frustrating...",{"title":71,"url":72,"domain":73,"snippet":74,"content":34},"How to Build LangChain Agents for Autonomous Workflows: A Complete Guide","https:\u002F\u002Fappinventiv.com\u002Fblog\u002Fbuild-ai-agents-with-langchain\u002F","appinventiv.com","Discover how to build autonomous enterprise workflows using LangChain, LangGraph, and multi-agent AI architectures.",{"title":76,"url":77,"domain":32,"snippet":78,"content":34},"AI Agents Consume 137 Times More Electricity Than Chatbots","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.chosun.com\u002Fenglish\u002Findustry-en\u002F2026\u002F07\u002F06\u002FSQBKXC7QTBFYJPXQE4GY5SU22M\u002F","An AI agent (artificial intelligence assistant) that autonomously plans and executes tasks like a human has been found to consume up to 137 times more...",{"title":80,"url":81,"domain":82,"snippet":83,"content":34},"Advanced AI uses 136.5 times more electricity than standard chatbots, study warns","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.koreatimes.co.kr\u002Famp\u002Fsouthkorea\u002F20260705\u002Fadvanced-ai-uses-1365-times-more-electricity-than-standard-chatbots-study-warns","koreatimes.co.kr","The next generation of artificial intelligence could trigger a massive global energy crisis. A groundbreaking new study by the Korea Advanced Insti...",{"title":85,"url":86,"domain":87,"snippet":88,"content":34},"Companies bet on token diets to rein in rising AI costs","https:\u002F\u002Fm.news.nate.com\u002Fview\u002F20260706n22659?mid=m05&list=recent&cpcd=","m.news.nate.com","한눈에 보는 오늘 : IT\u002F과학 - 뉴스 : An increasing number of companies are shifting their strategies from maximizing artificial intelligence (AI) usage at...",{"title":90,"url":91,"domain":92,"snippet":93,"content":34},"\"We made a monster.\" This is a scream from Carter Bush, the chief information officer (CIO) of Wokat..","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mk.co.kr\u002Fen\u002Fit\u002F12090689","mk.co.kr","\"We made a monster.\" This is a scream from Carter Bush, the chief information officer (CIO) of Wokato, a U.S. software company, who received a huge bill for...",{"title":95,"url":96,"domain":97,"snippet":98,"content":34},"AI Agents Consume Up to 136 Times More Power Per Query Than Chatbots, KAIST Study Finds","https:\u002F\u002Ffinance.biggo.com\u002Fnews\u002F7cf2d787-63ed-43e3-9c43-607921e906a0","finance.biggo.com","A study by South Korea's KAIST research team reveals that AI agents—systems that independently plan and execute tasks—consume up to 136.5 times more…",{"title":100,"url":101,"domain":102,"snippet":103,"content":34},"AI agents 136.5 times less efficient than conventional AI","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theengineer.co.uk\u002Fcontent\u002Fnews\u002Fai-agents-1365-times-less-efficient-than-conventional-ai","theengineer.co.uk","Research has shown how AI agents can use more than 100 times the energy of conventional queries processed using gen AI.",{"title":105,"url":106,"domain":107,"snippet":108,"content":34},"Generative and agentic AI solutions unlock new insights for drilling","https:\u002F\u002Fdrillingcontractor.org\u002Fgenerative-and-agentic-ai-solutions-unlock-new-insights-for-drilling-78837","drillingcontractor.org","By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor. 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However, a study by researchers at the Korea… – Zamin.uz, 07.07.2026.",{"title":132,"url":133,"domain":134,"snippet":135,"content":34},"AI agents use 136 times more energy than chatbots - and could strain global grids","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.upday.com\u002Fuk\u002Fai-agents-use-136-times-more-energy-than-chatbots-and-could-strain-global-grids\u002F2kkyf38","upday.com","AI agents consume up to 136.5 times more energy per query than traditional chatbots, according to research from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and...",{"title":24,"url":137,"domain":138,"snippet":139,"content":34},"\u002Fgoto?url=CAESZAHuR6pNdmj3HvQEUj7xhdTedtVSPx4WIR6gO_WGpLkn4Fz8xwtpWbOwzNIFgzSqTYbzUFhBFD1rg_RK32vMYXTjNMl8Kvm9ton795tbF8PnUWsu1C3Qle7rR0OWYRvgrHmwmsc=","unknown","Research shows AI agents can consume up to 136 times more data center power than traditional chatbots.",{"title":141,"url":142,"domain":143,"snippet":144,"content":34},"AI agents consume 136 times more energy per query than chatbots, according to a study","https:\u002F\u002Fmezha.ua\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fai-agents-use-136x-more-energy-than-chatbots-313031\u002Famp\u002F","mezha.ua","A new KAIST study has quantified for the first time the computational cost and energy consumption of AI agents—systems that can reason and perform complex...",{"title":146,"url":147,"domain":112,"snippet":148,"content":34},"Research Finds AI Agents Consume Far More Energy","https:\u002F\u002Fletsdatascience.com\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch-finds-ai-agents-consume-far-more-energy-69d82daa","For practitioners, the compute, latency, and energy profile of agentic systems changes operational cost and infrastructure planning.",{"mentionsLast7Days":150,"mentionsLast30Days":150,"firstSeen":21,"lastSeen":151,"relatedEntities":152},4,"2026-07-09T00:06:20.430Z",[25,31,37,42,47,52,57,62,67,72],{"slug":154,"title":155,"matchScore":156},"energy-footprint-showdown-ai-agents-vs-traditional-chatbots-in-production","Energy Footprint Showdown: AI Agents vs Traditional Chatbots in Production",1,[158,162,165,168,171,174],{"topic":159,"slug":160,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13},"OpenAI bans Chinese influence operations using ChatGPT","openai-bans-chinese-influence-operations-using-chatgpt",100,{"topic":163,"slug":164,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13},"Cisco AgenticOps agent-first IT operations innovations for AI era","cisco-agenticops-agent-first-it-operations-innovations-for-ai-era",{"topic":166,"slug":167,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13},"ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 deskside AI supercomputer launch","asus-expertcenter-pro-et900n-g3-deskside-ai-supercomputer-launch",{"topic":169,"slug":170,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13},"ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 deskside AI supercomputer","asus-expertcenter-pro-et900n-g3-deskside-ai-supercomputer",{"topic":172,"slug":173,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13},"HSBC multi-year Google Cloud partnership to build and deploy AI","hsbc-multi-year-google-cloud-partnership-to-build-and-deploy-ai",{"topic":159,"slug":160,"score":161,"type":18,"country":14,"nicheIcon":13}]