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The numbers of this madness are fucking scary, 1.5 GW of compute power, and huge arrays of cooler to keep it operating. It’s basically a 1.5GW heater in the open. Oh and gas turbines to provide (part of) the electricity. Capitalism is burning this world down for a buck.
Today I learned that “AI” data centers use more energy than time travel.
I was about to say, slightly less according to Emmett Brown, then I checked and it’s only in the French version that it says 2.21GW. TIL.
i bet they will also travel us to the apocalypse much faster
We can’t really produce enough heat through industry to affect the earth globally, if that’s what you meant. It’s insignificant in comparison to what the Sun provides.
However there is undeniably localised issues caused by these insane structures.
Probably the gas turbines producing C02 and waste methane.