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481 points riffraff | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.485s | source
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dang ◴[04 Jul 25 09:51 UTC] No.44463006[source]▶
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saubeidl ◴[04 Jul 25 08:17 UTC] No.44462362[source]▶
In related news:

* Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities [0]

* Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green [1]

* AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand [2]

It is a doomsday cult in the most literal sense.

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/23/data-centers-powering-ai-cou...

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/google-em...

[2] https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/AI-poised-to-...

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celticninja ◴[04 Jul 25 09:25 UTC] No.44462819[source]▶
Was bitcoin the first technology that generated this sort of "waste of electricity" argument?

Are we going to use it for every new technology? It's a fairly easy stick to beat any tech with.

Does AI use more power than Facebook? Is one more deserving of the power than the other?

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1. saubeidl ◴[04 Jul 25 09:29 UTC] No.44462852[source]▶
Both those technologies consume immense amounts of energy for vague promises of future societal gain.

Our earth is a shared resource. I am not okay with it being wasted on the pet projects of billionaires trying to enrich themselves even more.

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2. celticninja ◴[05 Jul 25 10:57 UTC] No.44471814[source]▶
Producing endless smartphones uses resources and energy, but apple make 3 new models a year, with only minor 'improvements' not to mention their laptops, or those of other manufacturers.

Car manufacturers are producing more and more vehicles using more resources and requiring more energy, either for ICE or EV, vehicles.

You can be against a particular tech using resources and power, but if you are selective about which tech then you don't really care as much as you think you do.