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March 27, 2024

Breakthrough could help train AI 100 times faster while cutting energy use

London-based spinout Oriole Networks has raised £10m to build optical networks between GPUs in AI clusters

Freya Pratty

3 min read

If Google were to integrate generative AI into every search, its electricity use would rise by roughly 29bn kilowatt-hours per year, according to a paper published in energy journal Joule last year. That’s about the same amount the entire population of Iceland uses annually.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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