Science
AI Weather Prediction Gains Traction: U.S. working with Google Weather Lab AI to improve storm forecasts
The U.S. government is using AI to predict the paths of hurricanes.
Climate Change
Tech & Society
AI Uses Energy, AI Saves Energy: The International Energy Agency examines the energy costs and potential savings of the AI boom
AI’s thirst for energy is growing, but the technology also could help produce huge energy savings over the next five to 10 years, according to a recent report.
Tech & Society
AI Burns All the Energy: Will AI’s growing power demands drain the grid?
The globe’s growing AI infrastructure requires huge amounts of electricity, possibly more than power providers can generate responsibly. Could AI models suck energy resources dry?
Tech & Society
AI Giants Go Nuclear: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft bet on nuclear power to meet AI energy demands
Major AI companies plan to meet the growing demand with nuclear energy.
Hardware
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.
Tech & Society
AI Against Climate Change: A roadmap explores how AI can detect and mitigate greenhouse gases.
How can AI help to fight climate change? A new report evaluates progress so far and explores options for the future. The Innovation for Cool Earth Forum, a conference of climate researchers hosted by Japan...
Tech & Society
AI Trends Tracked: 2023's AI trends from Stanford's AI Index
Stanford’s sixth annual AI Index takes stock of a rapidly growing field. The sprawling, 386-page report from the Institute for Human-Centered AI presents the past year’s developments in AI based on a wide variety of sources including benchmarks, papers, market research, job listings, and polls.
Tech & Society
What Americans Want From AI: Pew survey asks 11,000 Americans about AI.
Adults in the United States tend to view AI’s medical applications favorably but are leery of text and image generation. Pew Research Center polled 11,004 U.S. adults for their opinions of AI in science, healthcare, and media.
Science
Cutting the Carbon Cost of Training: A New Tool Helps NLP Models Lower Their Gas Emissions
You can reduce your model’s carbon emissions by being choosy about when and where you train it.
Tech & Society
AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
An autonomous research ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean — with a few pit stops to address challenges along the way. Built by IBM and marine research nonprofit ProMare, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship 400 (MAS400) last week completed a voyage from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Tech & Society
Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery
Computer vision systems are scanning satellite photos to track construction on the Earth’s surface — an exercise in behavior recognition on a global scale.
Tech & Society
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.