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The Download: Google’s AI energy expenditure, and handing over DNA data to the police

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review published a comprehensive series on AI and energy, at which time none of the major ...

What's the environmental cost of an AI text prompt? Google says it has an answer.

Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy required for its Gemini AI service: Sending a single text prompt consumes as ...

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

But it's difficult to know for certain without access to the sorts of details that you'd only get by running a data center, ...

"They're just hiding the critical information" — Google’s latest AI efficiency claims spark backlash over hidden environmental costs

Is Google’s Gemini AI actually as eco-friendly as a new report claims? Experts say the company’s water and energy report ...

Understanding Data And Open Source For Efficient AI Development

Efficiency in AI development, paired with open source sharing in the industry, can help empower startups and enterprise ML teams to compete with tech giants. Instead of wasting budget and human time ...

How Are AI Chatbots Affecting Teen Development?

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, from the recommendations on our social media feeds to the autocompletion of text in ...

Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections

In 1770, after Captain Cook's Endeavor struck the Great Barrier Reef and was held up for repairs, botanists Joseph Banks and ...
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Google offers peek into AI’s energy use

The tech giant’s report comes as grid operators warn that a massive demand from data centers is on the horizon.

Text-To-SQL: Making Enterprise Data More Accessible To Users

mcp_ohmy_sql is an open-source Text-to-SQL system developed for deployment in enterprise production. It is not about specific ...