Tag: sustainability
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Slashdot: Second Life for Server Components
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/1759211/second-life-for-server-components?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Second Life for Server Components Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant advancement in cloud computing infrastructure involving the reuse of decommissioned data center components. This approach not only aims to enhance sustainability by reducing carbon emissions but also demonstrates practical implications for…
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Cloud Blog: Unlocking LLM training efficiency with Trillium — a performance analysis
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/trillium-mlperf-41-training-benchmarks/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Unlocking LLM training efficiency with Trillium — a performance analysis Feedly Summary: Rapidly evolving generative AI models place unprecedented demands on the performance and efficiency of hardware accelerators. Last month, we launched our sixth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Trillium, to address the demands of next-generation models. Trillium is…
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The Register: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/datacenter_energy_consumption/ Source: The Register Title: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027 Feedly Summary: Datacenter demand estimated to inflate by 160% over next two years AI-driven datacenter energy demand could expand 160 percent over the next two years, leaving 40 percent of existing facilities operationally constrained by power…
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Slashdot: Ecosia and Qwant, Two European Search Engines, Join Forces on an Index To Shrink Reliance on Big Tech
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/12/1437206/ecosia-and-qwant-two-european-search-engines-join-forces-on-an-index-to-shrink-reliance-on-big-tech?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ecosia and Qwant, Two European Search Engines, Join Forces on an Index To Shrink Reliance on Big Tech Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The collaboration between Qwant and Ecosia highlights a significant shift towards fostering innovation in the European search engine landscape while focusing on privacy…
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Hacker News: OpenAI’s new "Orion" model reportedly shows small gains over GPT-4
Source URL: https://the-decoder.com/openais-new-orion-model-reportedly-shows-small-gains-over-gpt-4/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI’s new "Orion" model reportedly shows small gains over GPT-4 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the stagnation in the performance of large language models (LLMs), particularly OpenAI’s upcoming Orion model, which shows minimal gains compared to its predecessor, GPT-4. It highlights…
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Slashdot: Can AI-Enabled Thermostats Create a ‘Virtual Power Plant’ in Texas?
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/10/2253250/can-ai-enabled-thermostats-create-a-virtual-power-plant-in-texas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Can AI-Enabled Thermostats Create a ‘Virtual Power Plant’ in Texas? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Renew Home, in partnership with NRG Energy, is launching a decade-long initiative to develop an “AI-powered virtual power plant” in Texas through the distribution of smart thermostats. This innovative project aims…
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The Register: Microsoft rolls out AI-enabled Notepad to Windows Insiders
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/microsoft_ai_notepad_paint/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft rolls out AI-enabled Notepad to Windows Insiders Feedly Summary: Rewrite ‘please leave my text editor alone’ Windows Insiders will soon get firsthand experience of Microsoft’s AI ambitions for Paint and Notepad: the image editor is getting Generative Fill and Erase and the text editor is getting a…
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Hacker News: Generative AI Has an E-Waste Problem
Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/e-waste Source: Hacker News Title: Generative AI Has an E-Waste Problem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant increase in private investment in generative AI and its substantial impact on the production of electronic waste (e-waste), particularly focusing on large language models (LLMs). It highlights the…