The High Energy Consumption of AI Systems
Leon Gordon
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AI energy demands could soon match the entire electricity consumption of?Ireland
According to a study by researcher Alex de Vries from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the energy consumption of AI systems could soon rival that of an entire country. The training phase of large language models is already known to be energy-intensive, but the inference phase, where models generate live responses to user queries, may contribute significantly to their overall energy demands. For example, OpenAI's ChatGPT required 3,617 Nvidia HGX A100 servers, consuming an estimated 564 MWh per day. Google also reported that 60% of AI-related energy consumption from 2019 to 2021 came from inference. Although the hypothetical scenario of AI energy demands matching an entire country's consumption is not imminent, it highlights the need for optimizing AI systems and critically assessing their necessity. To read more about the environmental impact of AI systems, click the link below.
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Utah has taken legal action against TikTok, alleging child safety issues and raising concerns about the app's ownership by China-based company ByteDance. Attorney General Sean Reyes has described TikTok as an "addictive product" and accused it of misleading users about its connections to China. The lawsuit compares the app to a slot machine, claiming it manipulates users through dopamine triggers. Utah's strict social media laws require parental permission for teenage social media usage. To delve deeper into the details of the lawsuit and the allegations, click the link below.
Firefox to Integrate Fakespot's 'Fake Reviews Detector' to Combat Misleading Amazon Reviews!
Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, has acquired Fakespot, a startup known for helping users identify fake news and reviews through a website and a browser extension. Now, Fakespot's Review Checker is set to be integrated into Firefox version 120 for desktop and Android starting from November 21, 2023. This move aims to address the issue of deceptive product reviews on platforms like Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Walmart, and eBay. By leveraging Fakespot's sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) system, Firefox aims to empower users to identify and avoid fake reviews that artificially inflate product rankings. To get more details on this development, click the link below.
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About Leon Gordon?
Leon Gordon, is a leader in data analytics. A current Microsoft Data Platform MVP based in the UK and founder of Data Analytics and AI consultancy Onyx Data. During the last decade, he has helped organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data.?
Leon is a Thought Leader at the Forbes Tech Council and also an Executive Contributor to Brainz Magazine, a Thought Leader in Data Science for the Global AI Hub and The AI Journal, chair for the Microsoft Fabric – UK community group and the DataDNA data visualisation community as well as an international speaker and advisor.