[LINK] AI advances limited by electricity supply

[Philip N Argy]

Aussie ingenuity to the rescue:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02871
Philip

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From: Link <link-bounces at anu.edu.au> On Behalf Of Tom Worthington
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On 7/25/25 16:01, Antony Barry wrote:
> https://qz.com/eric-schmidt-ai-limit-chips-electricity?lctg=1980929&utm_source=digitaltrends&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:1980929&utm_campaign=DTDaily20250721

Start clearing Crete. ;-) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project

More seriously, data centers could use off peak power, moving the power 
consumption around the world to wherever the wind is blowing or sun shining.

The large estimates for data center water consumption assume the use of 
coal fired power cooled by water evaporation. If renewable energy, or 
event thermal using river or sea water for cooling, then there is not 
much water use. Also a data center can use closed cycle cooling, or 
water harvested from sewers.


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au