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480 points riffraff | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | 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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throwpoaster ◴[04 Jul 25 08:48 UTC] No.44462554[source]▶
Electrical consumption does not emit greenhouse gasses.

Electrical production can emit greenhouse gasses, and there is an argument we should be inventing and investing in decarbonizing it.

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saubeidl ◴[04 Jul 25 08:48 UTC] No.44462561[source]▶
Consumption drives production.
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1. throwpoaster ◴[04 Jul 25 13:33 UTC] No.44464408[source]▶
The data are not clear on that. Some things we consume just because they are produced. This is the idea behind Supply Side Economics.