Energy

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GPU Data Centers Strain Grid Power: AI's electricity demands spur an expansion of power sources.
Energy

GPU Data Centers Strain Grid Power: AI's electricity demands spur an expansion of power sources.

The AI boom is taxing power grids and pushing builders of data centers to rethink their sources of electricity.

February 14, 20242 min read
GPU Data Centers Strain Grid Power: AI's electricity demands spur an expansion of power sources.
Energy

GPU Data Centers Strain Grid Power: AI's electricity demands spur an expansion of power sources.

The AI boom is taxing power grids and pushing builders of data centers to rethink their sources of electricity.

February 14, 20242 min read
Energy-Efficient Cooling: Google's DeepMind algorithms dramatically boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings.
Energy

Energy-Efficient Cooling: Google's DeepMind algorithms dramatically boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

A reinforcement learning model maintains cooler temperatures in large data centers and other buildings.

September 27, 20233 min read
Energy-Efficient Cooling: Google's DeepMind algorithms dramatically boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings.
Energy

Energy-Efficient Cooling: Google's DeepMind algorithms dramatically boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

A reinforcement learning model maintains cooler temperatures in large data centers and other buildings.

September 27, 20233 min read
Digging for Green Tech: How KoBold Metals uses AI to find rare minerals
Energy

Digging for Green Tech: How KoBold Metals uses AI to find rare minerals

The metals needed to meet rocketing demand for electric cars and renewable power plants are in short supply. A startup is using machine learning to discover new sources.

January 18, 20232 min read
Digging for Green Tech: How KoBold Metals uses AI to find rare minerals
Energy

Digging for Green Tech: How KoBold Metals uses AI to find rare minerals

The metals needed to meet rocketing demand for electric cars and renewable power plants are in short supply. A startup is using machine learning to discover new sources.

January 18, 20232 min read
Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output
Energy

Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output

Machine learning is making wind power more predictable. Engie SA, a multinational energy utility based in France, is the first customer for an AI-powered tool from Google that predicts the energy output of wind farms.

June 22, 20221 min read
Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output
Energy

Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output

Machine learning is making wind power more predictable. Engie SA, a multinational energy utility based in France, is the first customer for an AI-powered tool from Google that predicts the energy output of wind farms.

June 22, 20221 min read
High-Energy Deep Learning: Machine learning helps stabilize nuclear fusion.
Energy

High-Energy Deep Learning: Machine learning helps stabilize nuclear fusion.

Nuclear fusion technology, long touted as an unlimited source of safe, clean energy, took a step toward reality with a machine learning algorithm that molds the fuel in a reactor’s core.

February 24, 20223 min read
High-Energy Deep Learning: Machine learning helps stabilize nuclear fusion.
Energy

High-Energy Deep Learning: Machine learning helps stabilize nuclear fusion.

Nuclear fusion technology, long touted as an unlimited source of safe, clean energy, took a step toward reality with a machine learning algorithm that molds the fuel in a reactor’s core.

February 24, 20223 min read
Weak Foundations Make Weak Models: Foundation AI Models Pass Flaws to Fine-Tuned Variants
Energy

Weak Foundations Make Weak Models: Foundation AI Models Pass Flaws to Fine-Tuned Variants

A new study examines a major strain of recent research: huge models pretrained on immense quantities of uncurated, unlabeled data and then fine-tuned on a smaller, curated corpus.

August 25, 20212 min read
Weak Foundations Make Weak Models: Foundation AI Models Pass Flaws to Fine-Tuned Variants
Energy

Weak Foundations Make Weak Models: Foundation AI Models Pass Flaws to Fine-Tuned Variants

A new study examines a major strain of recent research: huge models pretrained on immense quantities of uncurated, unlabeled data and then fine-tuned on a smaller, curated corpus.

August 25, 20212 min read
Getting a Charge From AI: How battery developers are using AI
Energy

Getting a Charge From AI: How battery developers are using AI

Machine learning is helping to design energy cells that charge faster and last longer. Battery developers are using ML algorithms to devise new chemicals, components, and charging techniques faster than traditional techniques allow.

October 21, 20201 min read
Getting a Charge From AI: How battery developers are using AI
Energy

Getting a Charge From AI: How battery developers are using AI

Machine learning is helping to design energy cells that charge faster and last longer. Battery developers are using ML algorithms to devise new chemicals, components, and charging techniques faster than traditional techniques allow.

October 21, 20201 min read
AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI
Energy

AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI

Companies in Africa and the Middle East are building AI capacity in very different ways, a new study found. AI is growing fast in both regions despite shortages of talent and data.

July 22, 20201 min read

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