alt Hacker NewsWhat a surprise with all the wars going on, and AI depleting Earth resources, what a change from about the pandemic era when everyone was into paper straws and cups and promising to be a better person, because that is what was going to change anything.
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unglaublich • yesterday at 3:31 PM
AI is nothing compared to automobiles and heating, construction and shipping.
It uses a bunch of energy, but not so much compared to moving yourself around in a car of plane.
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noslenwerdna • yesterday at 5:42 PM
As we all know, global warming wasn't happening until AI data centers started being built. They are honestly a drop in the bucket
All data centers in aggregate (AI and all other uses) use about 1.5% of electricity production, which itself is about 20% of total energy use.
So when people are focusing on AI above all other energy uses, it doesn't really paint an accurate picture of what's going on.