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Is AI More Sustainable if You Generate it Underwater?
AI takes a lot of energy to run, but underwater data centers might not be the answer.
Each time generative AI services churn through their large language models to make a chatbot answer one of your questions, it takes a great deal of processing power to sift through all that data. Some companies think they have a solution: running those data centers underwater, where they can use the surrounding seawater to cool and better control the temperature of the hard working GPUs inside. This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED writers Paresh Dave and Reece Rogers join the show to talk about their reporting on underwater data centers and how the race to power AI systems is taking its toll on the environment.
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