AI consumes vast amounts of electricity and fuels global warming, yet it also offers solutions. We'll explore whether this is an absurdity or a genuine chance to escape the vicious cycle.
AI: Events
Light Over Copper: Lightmatter and Qualcomm Set Data Transfer Speed Record for AI Clusters
Infrastructure
In collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Lightmatter has achieved a record-breaking throughput of 1.6 Tbps per single fiber – 8 times faster than existing solutions.
AI: Events
DeepSpeed Learns to Train Complex AI Models More Efficiently: What's Changed and Why It Matters
Technical context • Development
DeepSpeed has received two significant updates: support for training multimodal models and a memory-saving mode using low-precision computations.
AI: Events
A Trillion Parameters on Consumer Hardware: AMD Shows How to Run a Giant Language Model Locally
Infrastructure
AMD has explained how to run a trillion-parameter language model on a cluster of consumer devices – without the cloud or server farms.
NeuroBlog
A Neuron in a Neural Network Is Not a Neuron. Here's Why That Matters.
Artificial intelligence • Neural Networks
We're breaking down what an artificial neuron has in common with a biological one (besides the name) and why simply increasing their number isn't enough to create an artificial brain.
NeuroBlog
Why Does 'Frozen Smoke' Save Astronauts and Your Wallet?
Science & Technology • Technologies
Aerogel is a material that's 99% air, yet it can support a brick and protect from hellish heat. We're breaking down how it works and where it's used.
AI: Events
Can Superconductors Cool Data Centers? Microsoft Experiments with an Unconventional Solution
Infrastructure
Microsoft is testing high-temperature superconductors to power servers: the technology could reduce energy losses and simplify data center infrastructure.
A team of engineers has figured out how to convert neural networks into standard logic chains, boosting performance on weak processors by 15% without sacrificing accuracy.
Lab
How to Distribute the «Brain» Among Antennas: A New Architecture for Borderless Networks
Electrical Engineering & System Sciences
When every access point becomes a local coordinator rather than just a repeater, the network runs faster without overloading the data center.