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AI doesn't have to be a power hog

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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog

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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog Heather Clancy Thu, 07/30/2020 – 02:15 Plenty of prognostications, including this one from the World Economic Forum, tout the integral role artificial intelligence could play in “saving the planet.” Right now, data centers use about 2 percent of the world’s electricity.