Google just paid for part of its acquisition of DeepMind in a surprising way.
The internet giant is using technology from the DeepMind artificial intelligence subsidiary for big savings on the power consumed by its data centers, according to DeepMind Co-Founder Demis Hassabis.
In recent months, the Alphabet Inc. unit put a DeepMind AI system in control of parts of its data centers to reduce power consumption by manipulating computer servers and related equipment like cooling systems.
DeepMind AI system has made Google's power usage 15 percent more efficient - Will save hundreds of millions annually
