It’s 25 °C right now, and the assholes neighbors have the A/C on 🤬

Electricity should cost way, way more.

#ClimateChange #EnergyWaste #EnergyWasting

The reality: "tech" is not a benign industry, and sets profit and market share above all else. What makes this especially frustrating is that there is no obvious attempt or strategy to make use of the waste heat generated in the AI & crypto mining factories.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/ugly-truth-ai-chatgpt-guzzling-resources-environment?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ClimateCrisis #EnergyWasting #resourceplundering

The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates

Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato

The Guardian