CLIMATE MATTERS: A.I. Technology will be able to change data storage in order to save energy - KVOA Tucson News

CLIMATE MATTERS: A.I. Technology will be able to change data storage in order to save energy | Climate Matters | kvoa.com

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Storing data uses a lot of energy which can put strain on our electrical grid and drive up energy costs.

There's a company that started in Tucson that is working on an AI to help mitigate this and keep down energy use. Daniel McFarland joins us now with more.

AI has been a very popular subject for the last few years and it will have an impact not only on how we handle day-to-day life but also on the climate as well.

When your bank information, emails, or any other online data is generated it must be stored over the internet through online servers.

This is significant because the servers demand a lot of power from the grid and have an impact on emissions around power plants.

Clear Core is an AI startup here in Tucson that is looking to generate data through AI as opposed to having storage which will bring down demand on energy and make powering everything else more efficient.

Buck Strasser with Clear Core said, "We focus on self-sustaining energy. It also looks out for what advancements we are going to see in nuclear fission as well so we hope that there will be cheap energy and self-contained energy as well."

He continued: "For business continuity, it's going to be a focus on not only storing the data but generating the data locally so there is less reliance on an external grid to power them."

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