LillyLyle/Count MelancholiaRT'ed by William Gibson on Twitter:
and it's so very on the nose of the issue:
and it's so very on the nose of the issue:
xs4me2This 👆
Wiredfire@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 😆 🔇
beaumains@wiredfire @xs4me2 @LillyHerself that sustainable, renewable power could be used to power peoples homes instead. Or replace some fossil fuels somewhere else.
Karl Auerbach@beaumains @wiredfire @xs4me2 @LillyHerself Or that power could be used to fill storage systems, such as large battery array near me at Elkhorn Slough, or to charge home battery systems.