Google Cuts Its Giant Electricity Bill With DeepMind-Powered AI
- Game-playing AI coordinates data center tasks like cooling
- DeepMind efficiencies cover part of cost of 2014 acquisition
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Google just paid for part of its acquisition of DeepMind in a surprising way.
The internet giant is using technology from the DeepMind artificial intelligence subsidiary for big savings on the power consumed by its data centers, according to DeepMind Co-Founder Demis Hassabis.