Tag: AI
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AI data centers are swallowing the world’s memory and storage supply
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in GeneralAI data centers are swallowing the world’s memory and storage supply, setting the stage for a pricing apocalypse that could last a decade Once-cheap SSDs, DRAM, and HDD prices are climbing fast as AI demand and constrained supply converge to create the tightest market in years.
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Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal
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in GeneralOpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further highlights just how power intensive the AI boom has become. It’s the latest partnership between OpenAI and a high-profile chip…
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Is AI really making electricity bills higher?
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in GeneralResidential electricity costs are on the rise, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The average price of electricity in America has increased 13% since 2022, with the cost of retail electricity expected to grow faster than the rate of inflation, the report says. Some regions, like the Pacific, Middle Atlantic and New England,…
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Data center, le rivolte negli Usa
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in GeneralA pochi il nuovo potere dell’AI, agli altri bollette più care (e l’invasione di Big Tech). Trump ha esentato computer e componenti dei data center dai suoi dazi: l’AI building è favorito rispetto a qualunque altro settore. Ma le proteste degli americani hanno già bloccato decine di costruzioni di data center: ecco perché. […] Ciò…
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Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
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in GeneralFrom brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently … […] The fundamental issue, Kosmyna says, is that as soon as a technology becomes available that makes our lives easier, we’re evolutionarily primed to use it. “Our brains love shortcuts, it’s in our…
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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
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in GeneralArtificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue “extremely harmful actions” such as attempting to blackmail engineers who say they will remove it.
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Geoffrey Hinton: «I militari hanno preso l’IA. Entro 20 anni esseri superintelligenti ci sostituiranno: rischiamo l’estinzione»
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in GeneralIl premio Nobel e l’intelligenza artificiale: «I leader delle aziende tecnologiche non hanno una posizione morale: che tristezza. Ora ascoltiamo il Papa». Venerdì 12 assieme ad altri scienziati discuterà con Leone XIV
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Google’s greenhouse gas emissions are soaring thanks to AI
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in GeneralAI systems need lots of computers to make them work. The data centers needed to run them, essentially warehouses full of powerful computing equipment, suck up tons of energy to process data and manage the heat all of those computers produce. The end result has been that Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have soared 48% since 2019,…