• cecilkorik@lemmy.ca
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    18 days ago

    So like, is this whole AI bubble being funded directly by the fossil fuel industry or something? Because the AI training and the instantaneous global adoption of them is using energy like it’s going out of style. Which fossil fuels actually are (going out of style, and being used to power these data centers). Could there be a link? Gotta find a way to burn all the rest of the oil and gas we can get out of the ground before laws make it illegal. Makes sense, in their traditional who gives a fuck about the climate and environment sort of way, doesn’t it?

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      18 days ago

      I mean, AI is using like 1-2% of human energy and that’s fucking wild.

      My take away is we need more clean energy generation. Good things we’ve got countries like China leading the way in nuclear and renewables!!

      • cecilkorik@lemmy.ca
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        18 days ago

        All I know is that I’m getting real tired of this Matrix / Idiocracy Mash-up Movie we’re living in.