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December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
Each time you use AI to generate an image, write an email, or ask a chatbot a question, it comes at a cost to the planet. In fact, generating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone, according to a new study by researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face and Carnegie Mellon University. However, they found that using an AI model to generate text is significantly less energy-intensive. Creating text 1,000 times only uses as much energy as 16% of a full smartphone charge. Their work, which is yet to be peer reviewed, shows that while training massive AI models is incredibly energy intensive, it’s only one part of the puzzle. Most of their carbon footprint comes from their actual use.
December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
December 6, 2023
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
Each time you use AI to generate an image, write an email, or ask a chatbot a question, it comes at a cost to the planet. In fact, generating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone, according to a new study by researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face and Carnegie Mellon University. However, they found that using an AI model to generate text is significantly less energy-intensive. Creating text 1,000 times only uses as much energy as 16% of a full smartphone charge. Their work, which is yet to be peer reviewed, shows that while training massive AI models is incredibly energy intensive, it’s only one part of the puzzle. Most of their carbon footprint comes from their actual use.
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
Just months after evroc pledged to raise €3bn within two years, the Swedish startup has revealed that it will build its flagship hyperscale cloud centre next to Stockholm’s international airport. The startup, which intends to create a green rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), wants to provide the largest AI infrastructure in Europe to help clients that cannot use other US-based services because of security concerns. “We wanted to build a sovereign and sustainable cloud for Europe. Now we believe that we can build a better cloud [than AWS and Google]”, says evroc’s founder Mattias Åström. As a first step for its €3bn investment goal, evroc is now raising €600m in a combination of venture capital, debt and grants for its flagship data centre.
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
December 4, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
Just months after evroc pledged to raise €3bn within two years, the Swedish startup has revealed that it will build its flagship hyperscale cloud centre next to Stockholm’s international airport. The startup, which intends to create a green rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), wants to provide the largest AI infrastructure in Europe to help clients that cannot use other US-based services because of security concerns. “We wanted to build a sovereign and sustainable cloud for Europe. Now we believe that we can build a better cloud [than AWS and Google]”, says evroc’s founder Mattias Åström. As a first step for its €3bn investment goal, evroc is now raising €600m in a combination of venture capital, debt and grants for its flagship data centre.
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse.
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
November 30, 2023
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'
The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse.
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November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
Vi ”lagrar i molnet”, konstaterar vi. Men där byggs en enorm flaskhals upp. Nu varnar forskarna för en situation som bara är några år bort. Forskaren Ramin Firouzi vid Stockholms universitet har ägnat de senaste åren åt att studera alternativ till att lagra data i molnet. Alternativet benämns som ”edge computing” och bygger på att hantering av data sker närmare användaren, på lokala enheter och servrar. Problemet är om inte akut, så näst intill. Om bara några få år kommer flera miljarder prylar att vara uppkopplade och då räcker dagens molnlösningar inte till, konstaterar Firouzi i sin avhandling.
November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
November 29, 2023
Då kan vi inte lagra i molnet längre
Vi ”lagrar i molnet”, konstaterar vi. Men där byggs en enorm flaskhals upp. Nu varnar forskarna för en situation som bara är några år bort. Forskaren Ramin Firouzi vid Stockholms universitet har ägnat de senaste åren åt att studera alternativ till att lagra data i molnet. Alternativet benämns som ”edge computing” och bygger på att hantering av data sker närmare användaren, på lokala enheter och servrar. Problemet är om inte akut, så näst intill. Om bara några få år kommer flera miljarder prylar att vara uppkopplade och då räcker dagens molnlösningar inte till, konstaterar Firouzi i sin avhandling.
November 27, 2023
European mobile data traffic to triple by 2028 -GSMA
European mobile data traffic will triple by 2028 driven by the adoption of 5G and migration into 4G, which continue to put pressure on network investments, telecom industry group GSMA said on Thursday. The GSMA, which brings together more than 1,000 mobile phone operators and businesses, said 5G subscribers were interested in adding high-bandwidth services and content to their mobile contracts, as demand for high-quality gaming, extended reality, and video content grows.
November 27, 2023
European mobile data traffic to triple by 2028 -GSMA
November 27, 2023
European mobile data traffic to triple by 2028 -GSMA
European mobile data traffic will triple by 2028 driven by the adoption of 5G and migration into 4G, which continue to put pressure on network investments, telecom industry group GSMA said on Thursday. The GSMA, which brings together more than 1,000 mobile phone operators and businesses, said 5G subscribers were interested in adding high-bandwidth services and content to their mobile contracts, as demand for high-quality gaming, extended reality, and video content grows.
November 27, 2023
Västra Götalandsregionen bygger eget 5G-nät
Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR) är tidigt ute som offentlig aktör att bygga ett eget 5G-nät. Syftet är i första hand att få till en smart, snabb och smidig kommunikation inom regionens vård- och omsorgsinrättningar, men programansvarig Tony Hertz är övertygad om att positiva effekter finns att vänta för regionens alla övriga förvaltningar och bolag.
November 27, 2023
Västra Götalandsregionen bygger eget 5G-nät
November 27, 2023
Västra Götalandsregionen bygger eget 5G-nät
Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR) är tidigt ute som offentlig aktör att bygga ett eget 5G-nät. Syftet är i första hand att få till en smart, snabb och smidig kommunikation inom regionens vård- och omsorgsinrättningar, men programansvarig Tony Hertz är övertygad om att positiva effekter finns att vänta för regionens alla övriga förvaltningar och bolag.
