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The AI wild card for data centers: ‘Oh sh*t, this is for real’
FromThe Latitude
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Top tech companies are on a quest to run their massive data centers around the clock with clean power.
It’s not an easy task, but they’ve been making progress. The energy efficiency of large data centers has radically improved over the last two decades. And tech players been buying renewables at breakneck speed.
But a new source of computational demand is complicating those efforts: artificial intelligence.
Today: Editor Lisa Martine Jenkins presents a story from writer Erin Wong called, “The AI ‘wild card’ promises to complicate clean clouds.”
For more of Latitude Media’s coverage of the frontiers of clean energy, sign up for our newsletter.
A big thanks to our launch sponsor, Scale Microgrids. Scale Microgrids is the distributed energy company dedicated to transforming the way modern energy infrastructure is designed, constructed, and financed. Check out scalemicrogrids.com/careers to learn more about the open roles.
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It’s not an easy task, but they’ve been making progress. The energy efficiency of large data centers has radically improved over the last two decades. And tech players been buying renewables at breakneck speed.
But a new source of computational demand is complicating those efforts: artificial intelligence.
Today: Editor Lisa Martine Jenkins presents a story from writer Erin Wong called, “The AI ‘wild card’ promises to complicate clean clouds.”
For more of Latitude Media’s coverage of the frontiers of clean energy, sign up for our newsletter.
A big thanks to our launch sponsor, Scale Microgrids. Scale Microgrids is the distributed energy company dedicated to transforming the way modern energy infrastructure is designed, constructed, and financed. Check out scalemicrogrids.com/careers to learn more about the open roles.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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