Amazon Expands Renewable Energy Footprint With Three New Projects In Greece

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

February 4, 2025

Amazon has announced a major investment in three new renewable energy initiatives across Greece, boosting its commitment to sustainable energy sources. These projects bring the total number of power purchase agreements (PPAs) Amazon has signed in the country to eight, aligning with the company’s broader climate goals as part of its Climate Pledge initiative. The pledge includes achieving net-zero carbon emissions across all its operations by 2040.

The latest projects, with a combined capacity of 657 MW of carbon-free energy, are expected to power around 330,000 households in Greece. Thanasis Patsakas, Country Manager for Greece at Amazon Web Services (AWS), stated, “Amazon is dedicated to driving the transition to carbon-free energy not just for our operations, but for the communities where we serve our customers. We’re proud to have secured eight wind and solar energy deals in Greece, positioning Amazon as the top corporate buyer of renewable energy in both Greece and Europe by 2024.”

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Among the recent agreements are the Elzet solar farm and Menelou wind farm, both owned by Portugal’s Greenvolt. Located in Thessaly and Western Greece respectively, these projects are part of a broader strategy to bolster the region’s renewable energy capabilities. The Hellas Green solar farm, developed by Luxcara, adds to this momentum in Western Macedonia.

Minister of Environment and Energy, Theodoros Skylakakis, praised Amazon’s ongoing investments in Greece, highlighting the importance of renewable energy sources for the country’s energy transition. “Greece holds a natural advantage in renewable energy, and Amazon’s continued investment is a catalyst for achieving our national energy goals,” Skylakakis noted. “Such initiatives not only provide environmental benefits but also create new jobs and offer affordable electricity to local households.”

Looking ahead, Amazon has also committed to additional projects, including the Vermi wind farm in Macedonia and wind farms in Peloponnese’s Mesokorfi and Koukouras areas, which are expected to begin operations in 2026.

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OpenAI Releases GDPval Benchmark To Gauge AI Performance Against Human Experts

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 26, 2025

New Benchmark Sheds Light on AI’s Capabilities

OpenAI has unveiled GDPval, a new benchmark designed to evaluate its AI models against human professionals across a broad spectrum of industries. This initiative represents a critical step in understanding how far today’s AI is from matching or surpassing the work quality of experts in sectors such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government.

Methodology and Industry Scope

The GDPval benchmark focuses on nine major industries contributing to America’s gross domestic product and tests AI performance in 44 distinct occupations—from software engineering to nursing and journalism. In its initial version, GDPval-v0, industry professionals compared reports generated by AI models with those produced by their human counterparts. For instance, investment bankers were tasked with evaluating competitor landscape analyses for the last-mile delivery industry, ensuring that the assessment reflects real-world complexity.

Comparative Performance: AI Advances and Limitations

Results indicate promising progress; OpenAI’s GPT-5-high, an enhanced iteration of its flagship model, achieved a win rate of 40.6% when compared head-to-head with industry veterans. More notably, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 reached nearly 49% on similar criteria. However, OpenAI acknowledges that these models are not yet positioned to replace human labor entirely, as the current iteration of GDPval covers a narrow slice of actual job responsibilities.

Expert Insights and Future Directions

In a discussion with TechCrunch, OpenAI’s chief economist, Dr. Aaron Chatterji, noted that the benchmark’s favorable outcomes suggest professionals may soon delegate routine tasks to AI. This, he argued, will free up valuable time for focusing on higher-impact work. Industry observer Tejal Patwardhan also expressed optimism, emphasizing the significant performance leap from GPT-4’s 13.7% score to nearly triple that figure with GPT-5.

Benchmarking And The Road To Comprehensive AI Evaluation

While GDPval represents an early milestone, it aligns with a broader effort among Silicon Valley titans to create robust testing frameworks, such as AIME 2025 and GPQA Diamond, that better quantify AI proficiency for real-world applications. OpenAI plans to expand GDPval to encapsulate more industries and interactive workflows, aiming to bolster its claims about AI’s growing economic value.

As the benchmark evolves, GDPval could play an instrumental role in the ongoing debate around artificial general intelligence, highlighting the potential and limitations of AI models poised to reshape the modern workforce.

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