kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIn a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down18
arrow-up1307arrow-down1external-linkIn a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down7·edit-24 months agoBecause demand for data centers is rising, with AI as just one of many reasons. But that’s not as flashy as telling people it takes the energy of a small country to make a picture of a cat. Also interesting that we’re ignoring something here – big tech is chasing cheap sources of clean energy. Don’t we want cheap, clean energy?
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoDidn’t xitter just install a gas powered data center that’s breaking EPA rules for emissions?
minus-squareTom Arrr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoYes, yes it did. And as far as I can tell, it’s still belching it out, just so magats can keep getting owned by it. What a world https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoSure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoIf cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWell, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoNuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWe were talking about inventing, not running though.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMy comment is in the context of this Also interesting that we’re ignoring something here – big tech is chasing cheap sources of clean energy. Don’t we want cheap, clean energy?
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoSir we do not make reasonable points in here, you’re supposed to hate AI irrationally and shut up.
Because demand for data centers is rising, with AI as just one of many reasons.
But that’s not as flashy as telling people it takes the energy of a small country to make a picture of a cat.
Also interesting that we’re ignoring something here – big tech is chasing cheap sources of clean energy. Don’t we want cheap, clean energy?
Didn’t xitter just install a gas powered data center that’s breaking EPA rules for emissions?
Yes, yes it did. And as far as I can tell, it’s still belching it out, just so magats can keep getting owned by it. What a world
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/
Sure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?
If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
Nuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
We were talking about inventing, not running though.
My comment is in the context of this
Sir we do not make reasonable points in here, you’re supposed to hate AI irrationally and shut up.