- 6x power for Data centres in 10 years - The National Grid has predicted a sixfold increase in data centre power usage in the next decade, driven by the likes of quantum computing and AI, reports BBC News. "Future growth in foundational technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing will mean larger scale, energy-intensive computing infrastructure" The National Grid believes that now is a critical moment for transforming the power network to cope with significant future needs, also including supporting more and more Electric cars. But Data Centres, especially those running increasing AI workloads, are particularly power hungry. In the Republic of Ireland (where a number of tech firms have European HQs), electricity used in data centres is apparently up 400% since 2015. Energy usage (and infrastructure) doesn’t necessarily get the airtime that AI use-cases do, but it’s an interesting (and some would say essential) consideration, if the rapid growth of AI is to continue. Full article link below 👇 #ai #genai #quantumcompute #datacentres #power #innnovation https://lnkd.in/dx4ERiZc
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10moA month ago, I literally was talking about this shift and huge possibility happening soon due to the rapid growth (competition and marketing interest) of AI, Quantum, and Robotics. This will sooner than later lead to an increase in Bit size. There would is not way a 64 Bit can handle the nuances and elements of design and computing that are happening so quickly. Again, this is due to marketing interest between companies. Huge parts are good but I also see that increased interest is not harnessing the actual outcomes as correctly as "a who did it first" trend. Regardless, it's quite a stage to come across.