16 h. ago How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying

A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret.

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22 h. ago Some AI prompts could cause 50 times more CO emissions than others, researchers find

No matter which questions we ask an AI, the model will come up with an answer. To produce this information—regardless of whether the answer is correct or not—the model uses tokens. Tokens are words or parts of words that are converted into a string of numbers that can be processed by the LLM.

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8 d. ago Timeline: How ICE raids sparked LA protests and prompted Trump to send the military

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

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9 d. ago Timeline: How ICE raids sparked LA protests and prompted Trump to send in the military

Timeline: How ICE raids sparked LA protests and prompted Trump to send in the military  ABC News

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2 w. ago Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions

Harnessing just 2% of the energy potential from tidal and offshore solar sources could make a significant dent in global CO2 emissions, new research has found.

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4 w. ago Trading energy with neighbors could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests

Peer-to-peer energy trading—where customers can trade energy with each other rather than only buying it from one single supplier—could cut bills and carbon emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.

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