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Scientists Reduce Resource Consumption of AI to Be More Environmentally Friendly
Carlos Changemaker
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This is another installment in our series of articles highlighting new technologies and initiatives that can mitigate climate change, minimize its effects, or aid communities in adapting to a rapidly changing world.
Computer equipment stacked high to the ceiling. Thousands of small fans buzzing. Flashing colored lights. Hot aisles next to cooler rows. Welcome to a state-of-the-art data center.
Every conversation on ChatGPT, every Google search, every TikTok video reaches you through facilities like these.
“You have to wear a jacket and shorts,” says MIT computer scientist Vijay Gadepally about his experience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts. The laboratory’s data center, located a few hours away in Holyoke, specializes in supercomputing. This technology utilizes multiple powerful computers to perform complex calculations.