While announcing expansion or construction projects for new data centers one after another, Microsoft insists on its commitment to a 'green agenda'. According to DigiTimes, the hyperscaler will face significant challenges to maintain ecological balance in light of its business expansion. Microsoft has stated that the adoption of AI solutions has recently accelerated, with the intensity of resource consumption impacting the environment. The biggest challenge has become energy management, as the company focuses on enhancing energy efficiency and utilizing small language models (SLM) instead of large ones (LLM). Meanwhile, OpenAI, one of Microsoft's key investors, is actively developing LLMs.
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