RT'ed by William Gibson on Twitter:
and it's so very on the nose of the issue:

@LillyHerself

This 👆

@xs4me2 @LillyHerself not “this” unless backed up with data about how these various data centres source their energy.

Many have been and are increasingly using sustainable power, mostly because it’s actually more cost effective most of the time and they can do a little greenwashing as a bonus.

There are a multitude of reasons to dunk on LLMs / AI but power usage isn’t the “gotcha” many think it is.

Edit: It’s been fun but muting now to silence trolls 😆 🔇

@wiredfire @xs4me2 @LillyHerself

Oh shut the fuck up. I suppose you also think the same about crypto. Asshole.

@RodneyPetersonTalent @xs4me2 @LillyHerself actually no, there’s plenty of good evidence of awful dirty energy used for crypto. But if we’re cussing you can shut the fuck putting words in my mouth and either refute my point or back up the initial point made with reputable fact-based sources.

Or you can just.. do whatever this weirdness is you’re doing. Fking keyboard warriors.

@wiredfire @xs4me2 @LillyHerself

Yeah I’ll keep doing what I’m doing. Actual research as opposed to believing assholes pushing an agenda, thank you.

@RodneyPetersonTalent @xs4me2 @LillyHerself
And yet no such research offered 🤷

Fact is taking ChatGPt for example the sources of its energy aren’t actually public knowledge, so I’m not sure conjecture counts as “research”. Apple and Microsoft as other players in the space both invest heavily in sustainable data centres, with their infrastructure at carbon neutral or on the path to it. I have no agenda and you’re the one that got angry.

@wiredfire @xs4me2 @LillyHerself

Because actually trying to present evidence to people who are pushing an agenda is not worth my time. And clearly most people here are not supporting you in any way.

@RodneyPetersonTalent @xs4me2 @LillyHerself I have no agenda..? Other than agreeing that AI is a terrible idea and it should be stood up to, which I feel like isn't a million miles away from your position but here we are with you insisting that we be at loggerheads 🤷‍♂️

Though I would genuinely like and would read the evidence you have. I'm always up for learning more and being better informed.

(Lastly popular consensus isn't the same as fact)