Tag: environmental impact
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		Hacker News: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/ Source: Hacker News Title: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant advancements and trends in Large Language Models (LLMs) throughout 2024, highlighting new technologies, efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and issues such as model usability and environmental impact. It… 
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		AlgorithmWatch: A Year of Challenging Choices – 2024 in reviewSource URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/a-year-of-challenging-choices-2024-in-review/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: A Year of Challenging Choices – 2024 in review Feedly Summary: 2024 was a “super election" year and it marked the rise of generative Artificial Intelligence. With the adoption of the AI Act, it seemed poised to be the moment we finally gained control over automated systems. Yet, that… 
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		Wired: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision CourseSource URL: https://www.wired.com/story/true-cost-generative-ai-data-centers-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course Feedly Summary: From energy to resources, data centers have grown too greedy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the environmental impact of AI, particularly the energy consumption and resource use associated with large language models (LLMs)… 
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		Wired: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap EnergySource URL: https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-data-centers-cheap-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy Feedly Summary: Warehouses full of servers are hungry for power, no matter who supplies it. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the burgeoning industry of data centers in Johor, Malaysia, particularly fueled by generative… 
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		The Register: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacentersSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/google_solar_energy_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters Feedly Summary: Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online Google believes the US electricity grid can’t deliver the energy needed to power datacenters that deliver AI services, so…