Tag: sustainability practices
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The Register: AI to more than double global datacenter electricity use by 2030, say global policy wonks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_double_datacenter_energy/ Source: The Register Title: AI to more than double global datacenter electricity use by 2030, say global policy wonks Feedly Summary: No worries, just use neural networks to optimize systems powering neural networks Analysis Global datacenter electricity use is set to more than double by 2030 – slightly surpassing Japan’s total consumption…
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Cloud Blog: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/hardware-harvesting-at-google-reducing-waste-and-emissions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment Feedly Summary: When it comes to managing the infrastructure and AI that powers Google’s products and platforms – from Search to YouTube to Google Cloud – every decision we make has an impact. Traditionally, meeting growing demands for machine capacity…
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Cloud Blog: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/hardware-harvesting-at-google-reducing-waste-and-emissions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment Feedly Summary: When it comes to managing the infrastructure and AI that powers Google’s products and platforms – from Search to YouTube to Google Cloud – every decision we make has an impact. Traditionally, meeting growing demands for machine capacity…
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Cloud Blog: How Google Cloud measures its climate impact through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/google-cloud-measures-its-climate-impact-through-life-cycle-assessment/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Google Cloud measures its climate impact through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Feedly Summary: As AI creates opportunities for business growth and societal benefits, we’re working to reduce their carbon intensity through efforts like optimizing software, improving hardware efficiency, and supporting our operations with carbon-free energy. At Google,…
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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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AI Tracker – Track Global AI Regulations: Biden Issues Executive Order on Advancing U.S. Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
Source URL: https://tracker.holisticai.com/feed/Biden-new-executive-order-advancing-us-leadership-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure Source: AI Tracker – Track Global AI Regulations Title: Biden Issues Executive Order on Advancing U.S. Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Executive Order issued by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, aims to enhance AI infrastructure in the U.S., emphasizing economic competitiveness…