Mark Zuckerberg, is gracing the podcast circuit to extol the virtues of open-source LLMs and Facebook's noble quest to democratize AI. Color me impressed – they've actually released this highly valuable intellectual property into the wild. My initial reaction? A rush of excitement, a mad dash to spin up a machine and explore this cutting-edge model firsthand.
"There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days."
-- Eric Schmidt, previously CEO, at Google.
As the world becomes increasingly digitised, the demand for reliable and efficient data centres continues to soar. This trend is mirrored in the Cayman Islands, where the convergence of energy needs and technological infrastructure presents unique opportunities and challenges. This blog post explores the intricacies of energy consumption by data centres, the specific scenario in the Cayman Islands, and the future outlook driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy sources.