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The training process for a single AI model, such as an LLM, can consume thousands of megawatt hours of electricity and emit hundreds of tons of carbon. AI model training can also lead to the evaporation of an astonishing amount of freshwater into the atmosphere for data center heat rejection, potentially exacerbating stress on our already limited freshwater resources. These environmental impacts are expected to escalate considerably, and there remains a widening disparity in how different regions and communities are affected. The ability to flexibly deploy and manage AI computing across a network of geographically distributed data centers offers substantial opportunities to tackle AI’s environmental inequality by prioritizing disadvantaged regions and equitably distributing the overall negative environmental impact.

Video and data gathered by the Wall Street Journal from over 200 Tesla Autopilot crashes reveals that longstanding concerns about Tesla’s camera-based technology, which differs from the rest of the industry, are showing up on the roads and putting the public at risk.⁠ Photo Illustration: Ryan Trefes

Colonialism was motivated by the promise of plundering the environment and subjugating populations. Its legacy makes it far more challenging to address the climate crisis and implement equitable solutions.

Yesterday, OpenAI unveiled its prototype AI search engine, SearchGPT. However, the pre-recorded demo video meant to showcase the tool's capabilities contained a significant error, putting SearchGPT in familiar company.

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As the demand for AI processing power grows and thermal loads increase, liquid cooling has become a critical element in data center design. However, technology company Schneider Electric international operations secure power division senior VP Natalya Makarochkina says this is a challenge in water-scarce countries such as South Africa, therefore necessitating an innovative and comprehensive, yet flexible, approach. “Cooling towers and other evaporative cooling techniques are popular heat rejection solutions for hyperscale data centres because of their high efficiency and large cooling capacity.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is now ubiquitous, from virtual assistants to algorithms driving autonomous vehicles to content creation and personalized

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This opinion column was written by Eric Olson, Anne Grau, and Taylor Tipton and was first published in the Dallas Morning News. Olson is an associate

The Southwest Virginia DELTA lab is working to lure data centers to the region to incentivize new generation sources get built to create jobs.

artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security

Nickel is a key component in the batteries of electric vehicles, and Indonesia is both the world's largest producer and home to the biggest known reserves globally

The energy and water consumption of Google and Microsoft, the main developers of generative AI, as well as their carbon emissions, have skyrocketed for the second consecutive year

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AI certainly isn't the only sector to use tons of water, but it's wasting it in a way that's especially disruptive to fresh water supplies.

India's data centre industry is booming, driven by significant investments from companies like Adani Enterprises. However, this growth raises concerns about the substantial water consumption needed for cooling in water-scarce cities. Operators are adopting alternative cooling technologies like air-cooled chillers to reduce water use. Despite these efforts, India lacks a national policy on data centre water usage. Experts call for sustainable practices to balance industry growth with water conservation.

Another great paper by Jonas Schuett, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) of AI, and co-authors has tackled a critical…

Putting prices on water, the control of prime agricultural land & a revitalized interest in nuclear power may all converge when it comes to developing new AI data centers.

Generative artificial intelligence tools, now part of the everyday user experience online, are causing stress on local power grids and mass water evaporation.

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Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount ...

Frustrated Facebook and Instagram users are heading to small claims court in a last-ditch attempt to get help from Meta.

Artificial intelligence (AI) depends on data centers and their cooling infrastructure, but operators are already struggling to keep up with demand. Find out more about this challenge and potential solutions.

The scrutiny of data centers has intensified because of tech company secrecy, energy consumption and societal impacts on customers, policymakers and communities.

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