Google uses AI to cut data centre energy use by 15%
by Adam Vaughan from Technology | The Guardian on (#1MXR0)
Technology firm hailed success of machine-learning trial and said efficiencies will be applied to all its centres by end of year
Google says it has cut its vast data centres' energy use by 15% by applying artificial intelligence to manage them more efficiently than humans.
The servers that power billions of web searches, streamed films and social media accounts are estimated to account for around 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Google is believed to have one of the biggest fleets of them in the world.