Why are AI data centers using so much electricity? - Sajan Saini

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Explore the challenges and possibilities of AI data centers, and how these rapidly expanding complexes use energy and resources. -- Since 2019, over a thousand warehouse campuses have popped up around the world. Each complex covers nearly 100,000 square meters, uses as much water as a small town, and as much electricity as a small city. These are AI data centers — facilities for running and training Large Language Models like ChatGPT. Sajan Saini explores the challenges and possibilities of these rapidly expanding complexes. Lesson by Sajan Saini, directed by Vicente Numpaque, Dr3i Studio. This video was made possible in collaboration with FUTUR-IC at MIT Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: http://t.ted.com/Rbx7KCW Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://t.ted.com/nlVpzFN Check out our merch: http://t.ted.com/upNeDi3 ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us -----------------------

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