How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers

Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers The race to build artificial intelligence is driven by little silicon chips called GPUs, which were originally created for video games. A map of the state of Massachusetts As technology companies chase the dream of A.I., these data centers are popping up across the country … A map of the US showing large scale data center locations … and around the globe, forcing tech giants to hunt for the electricity to power them and the water for cooling systems to keep the chips from frying in their own heat. Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times That is changing how data centers — which are essentially big buildings filled with racks of computers stacked on top of one another — work. It had to cram thousands of GPUs into a new data center so they could churn through weeks and even months of calculations needed to build a single neural network and advance the company’s A.I. Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times Google and other companies that use this technique must keep replenishing the water that pumps through the data center, which can strain local water supplies.