Rapid advances in the development of artificial intelligence are fueling huge demands for electricity that threaten global plans to combat climate change by shifting to renewable energy, a new report reveals. More than 7,000 of the data centers needed to develop and run AI applications have been built or are in the works around the world, up from 3,600 in 2015, Bloomberg reported on Friday. But the available supply of renewable energy isn’t enough to power them all 24/7, with the total amount needed — about 508 terawatt hours per year — exceeding all the electricity produced annually by Italy …