Footprint

Timothée Chalamet's "digital footprint" landed him the role in Wonka, Paul King has suggested.The director told The Times he cast the 27-year-old based on "all the great movies he’s been in," but also admitted to having seen some old footage of Chalamet in his high school days which are now all over social media.“Because we live in this ridiculous century, some of Timmy’s high school performances are on the internet and have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times,” King said.“If mine were on the internet I would never…

Researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face collaborated with Carnegie Mellon University and discovered that generating an image using artificial intelligence, whether it's to create stock images or realistic ID photos, has a carbon footprint equivalent to charging a smartphone. However, researchers discern that generating text, whether it be to create a conversation with a chatbot or clean up an essay, requires much less energy than generating photos. The researchers quantify that AI-generated text takes up as much energy…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone The news: Generating a single image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone, according to a new study. This is the first time researchers have calculated the carbon emissions caused by using an AI model for different tasks. The…

IPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. plans to expand its footprint in India…

As the minutes ticked by, the paper-dunking sound of files hitting the digital bin became oddly satisfying. As I hunted through the dusty corners of my laptop looking for unneeded documents, duplicate photos, and, the ultimate treasure, an old video file, I got a rush seeing the storage space bar on my laptop dwindle down by megabytes and gigabytes. But perhaps the most satisfying moment of all was the crinkling sound of the bin being emptied at the end of the hour. This was not a type A…

The oldest known footprint of our species, lightly ringed with chalk. It appears long and narrow because the trackmaker dragged their heel. Credit: Charles Helm Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare. …

Volvo has launched the all-new EX30 small premium electric SUV, and it believes its smallest SUV will be one of its most impactful products of all time. The crossover will offer up to 275 miles (443 km) of range per charge, a 3.4-second 0-60 mph (96.5 km/h), an available Cross Country package for on/off-road adventuring, and the lowest CO2 footprint ever for a Volvo. And all that will come at a starting price that competes with ICE crossovers. The era of the affordable, practical EV is really starting to take shape. The…

A demonstration site of a seawater-based carbon removal system is set up on a barge, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in San Pedro, Calif. Equatic, a Los Angeles startup that is designing facilities to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean says it has struck an agreement with Boeing to provide the aerospace giant with a byproduct of the process to help it cut emissions from planes. Credit: AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File As the…

Nvidia boosts its AI footprint with new products and services, accelerating AI solutions Nvidia Corporation, led by CEO Jensen Huang, is expanding its Nvidia AI footprint with a range of cutting-edge products and services. With a focus on artificial intelligence solutions, Nvidia aims to capitalize on the booming AI industry. The company has introduced the DGX GH200 AI supercomputer platform, designed to power the next generation of AI models. In collaboration with WPP Plc, Nvidia is leveraging AI in the metaverse to…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Generative AI is the hot new technology behind chatbots and image generators. But how hot is it making the planet? As an AI researcher, I often worry about the energy costs of building artificial intelligence models. The more powerful the AI, the more energy it takes. What does the emergence of increasingly more powerful generative AI models mean for society’s future carbon footprint? “Generative”…