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UC Santa Barbara institute targets energy-efficient AI and quantum tech
Original: Institute for Energy Efficiency invests in energy-efficient AI, data centers and quantum technologies
The Institute for Energy Efficiency at UC Santa Barbara is directing investment into energy-efficient AI, data centers and quantum technologies. The move addresses the rapidly rising power demands of AI computing and large-scale data centers, with quantum research seen as a longer-term path to more efficient computation. Details of funding amounts and specific projects have not been disclosed.
Why now: Growing concern over the enormous energy consumption of AI and data centers is driving interest in efficiency research.
Institute for Energy EfficiencyUC Santa Barbara
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- Institute for Energy Efficiency invests in energy-efficient AI, data centers and quantum technologies · UC Santa Barbara
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