Tag: environmental
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AlgorithmWatch: Fighting the Power Deficiency: The AI Energy Crisis
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/explainer-ai-energy-consumption/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Fighting the Power Deficiency: The AI Energy Crisis Feedly Summary: Is AI contributing to solving the climate crisis or to making it worse? Either way, the increase in AI applications goes hand in hand with the need for additional data centers, for which energy resources are currently lacking. AI…
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The Register: Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/los_alamos_lab_to_research/ Source: The Register Title: Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies Feedly Summary: Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is leading a project to transform how chips are designed and manufactured, to make them more energy efficient and able to…
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The Register: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/startup_datacenter_biogas/ Source: The Register Title: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy Feedly Summary: Sidestepping the grid led to 44% cheaper electricity and 70% fewer emissions, CEO says A UK datacenter startup realized it could have to wait until the late 2030s for power grid connection dates, and has instead turned to modular…
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Hacker News: Linux kernel could cut energy use in data centres by up to 30 per cent
Source URL: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cheriton-school-computer-science-researchers-update-linux Source: Hacker News Title: Linux kernel could cut energy use in data centres by up to 30 per cent Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers have enhanced the Linux kernel to improve data center energy efficiency significantly, potentially reducing consumption by up to 30%. This innovation can have…
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The Register: AI agents? Yes, let’s automate all sorts of things that don’t actually need it
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/ai_agents_automate_argument/ Source: The Register Title: AI agents? Yes, let’s automate all sorts of things that don’t actually need it Feedly Summary: OpenAI’s Operator a solution in search of a problem Opinion The “agentic era," as Nvidia’s Jim Fan and others have referred to the current evolutionary state of generative artificial intelligence (AI), is…
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Hacker News: Mastering Atari Games with Natural Intelligence
Source URL: https://www.verses.ai/blog/mastering-atari-games-with-natural-intelligence Source: Hacker News Title: Mastering Atari Games with Natural Intelligence Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents a significant advancement in the realm of AI, showcasing VERSES’ Genius-powered agent that outperforms existing leading AI algorithms on the Atari 100k benchmarking challenge with remarkable efficiency. This represents a…