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- AI’s craving for data is matched only by a runaway thirst for water and energy | John Naughton Sun, 3 Mar 24, 2:55amThe computing power for AI models requires immense – and increasing – amounts of natural resources. Legislation is required to prevent environmental crisis
- A penny per email could curb our enormous data use | Letters Wed, 21 Feb 24, 3:54amMike McClelland proposes a 1p charge for messages in response to an article on the downside of Ireland’s datacentre boom. Plus a letter from Sue Stephenson
- A world suffused with AI probably wouldn’t be good for us – or the planet | John Naughton Sun, 24 Dec 23, 3:00amAmid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-intensive the technology is
- As the AI industry booms, what toll will it take on the environment? Fri, 9 Jun 23, 12:00amTech companies remain secretive over the amount of energy and water it takes to train their complex programs and models
- Dell pulls energy-hungry gaming PCs in six US states after failing efficiency rules Thu, 29 Jul 21, 10:25amManufacturer halts shipments of some Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 PCs because they use so much energy they breach state standards
- Crusoe Energy is tackling energy use for cryptocurrencies and data centers and greenhouse gas emissions Tue, 27 Apr 21, 1:02amThe two founders of Crusoe Energy think they may have a solution to two of the largest problems facing the planet today — the increasing energy footprint of the tech industry and the greenhouse gas emissions associated...
- Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption Wed, 3 Mar 21, 10:13pmSometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been the...
- Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data center experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage Tue, 15 Sep 20, 12:37amMicrosoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands...
- Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater datacenter experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage Tue, 15 Sep 20, 12:37amMicrosoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands...
- Microsoft’s new ‘Planetary Computer’ project will use global environmental data to support sustainability Thu, 16 Apr 20, 3:10amMicrosoft is embarking on a new sustainability initiative as part of its overall approach to support environmental protection measures, with a project it calls the “Planetary Computer.” This will actually be a...
- Starting with data centers, Carbon Relay is slashing energy costs and emissions using AI Wed, 30 Jan 19, 1:33amTaiwanese technology giant Foxconn International is backing Carbon Relay, a Boston-based startup emerging from stealth today that’s harnessing the algorithms used by companies like Facebook and Google for artificial...
- AI and drones turn an eye towards UK's energy infrastructure Mon, 3 Dec 18, 1:05amNational Grid using artificial intelligence to check drone footage of 7,000 miles of wires and pylons
- Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:00pmThe energy used in our digital consumption is set to have a bigger impact on global warming than the entire aviation industry
- Elon Musk warns AI could become an immortal' digital dictator Tue, 10 Apr 18, 1:13amAs if the world didn't have enough dictators to worry about, Elon Musk says that our future authoritarian leaders will be AI. Musk has previously warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence, particularly if control...
- 'Much work needed' to make digital economy environmentally sustainable Tue, 20 Feb 18, 11:01amMPs cast doubt on whether energy efficiency gains can keep offsetting rising power demand