Google is now allowing its artificial intelligence (AI) system – rather than its staff – to directly control its data centre cooling system as a way of lowering emissions and energy consumption. The tech giant announced in 2016 that the AI system it had developed using the ‘DeepMind’ research company had reduced energy consumption at its data centres by 40 percent. The company has now taken its AI approach “to the next level” by allowing the system to implement its own recommended changes. The system consists of neural networks – computer systems modelled on the human brain – that DeepMind has trained to predict the temperature and pressure outputs within the centres 60 minutes in advance, before establishing the appropriate requirements to lower output and energy consumption. Google’s data centre operators will oversee the system throughout the process and will be able to exit AI control mode at any time. 

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