Nina George on LinkedIn: AI Training is Copyright Infringement
Study Reveals: AI Training is Copyright Infringement Brussels/Berlin - September 5, 2024: A computer scientist and a legal scholar shed light on the black…
Under Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong
On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s still a go-to app for hundreds of millions of people.
Eirgrid warned of possible mass exodus of data centres
A briefing from Eirgrid, which operates the electricity network in Ireland, warned of a possible "mass exodus" of data centres from the country if new connection agreements could not be signed off on.
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Why clear documentation matters! 🤣 Clear documentation is the GPS in an AI-driven world, guiding us to harness technology without losing our irreplaceable… | 214 comments on LinkedIn
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid
Sam Altman’s ChatGPT promises to transform the global economy. But it also poses an enormous threat. Here, a scientist who appeared with Altman before the US Senate on AI safety flags up the danger in AI – and in Altman himself
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The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts
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.
The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash
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
How Colonialism Spawned and Continues to Exacerbate the Climate Crisis
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.
OpenAI's SearchGPT demo fail shows how hard it is to catch AI bullshit
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.
Liquid-cooled AI data centres crucial but challenging in water-scarce South Africa
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.
Nickel hub 'apocalyptic' for uncontacted Indonesia tribe, say NGOs
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
Artificial intelligence is already an environmental problem
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
Thirst Trap: Water sustainability issues loom over India's booming data centre industry
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.