tante6d ago

Google's emissions are up over 50%, Amazon builds huge data centers powered by 75% natural gas.

Remember all those posts telling us that "AIs climate impact isn't that bad" supported by some really funky math/perspective and/or numbers Sam Altman invented?

Here's the actual impact.

"AI" is a fossil fuel technology.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU8.2JRa.e3Ju6r_pL1Im

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/google-emissions-ai-electricity-demand-derail-efforts-green

At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.

On 1,200 acres of cornfield in Indiana, Amazon is building one of the largest computers ever for work with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence start-up.

The New York Times
Show threadKatika Kühnreich6d ago

@tante
…and they are trying to bring back #nuclear with #AI …

While #nuclearenergy is not #fossil it not #green at all - but #colonial , #deadly & totally unfair because, like in AI, the #profits are being privatised, the costs are hitting the whole #society & the #planet

But from the point of view of someone believing in #cybernetics or one of its #TESCREAL grandchildren it is great - because in cybernetics EVERY problem will be solved in "the future" by "technology"

Show threadMarc6d ago
@Katika @tante Everything may be true. But everyone uses AI, nobody wants to do without it. Then I'd rather use nuclear power, which is low in CO2, than coal and gas.
Show threadtante6d ago

@Kuttenfunker @Katika not "everyone" uses AI. Adaption is way lower than LinkedIn makes you think (because of lack of quality, political reasons, security issues etc.).

"AI" is neither everywhere nor inevitable

Show threadElias Probst6d ago

@tante the whole AI bubble imploding would be the most beneficial outcome for humanity. I just fear, it won't happen anytime soon 😩

@Kuttenfunker @Katika

Show threadReiner Jung
@eliasp @tante @Kuttenfunker @Katika it will fail the day investors want their money back. Then all the free apps will disappear. Unfortunately, all the shite used to create profiles on us will stay, as they sold it to governments and advertisers. And propaganda organizations will also be able to pay for bullshit generators.
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Show threadCabbidges6d ago
@prefec2 @eliasp @tante @Kuttenfunker @Katika
Even that data has to be stored and curated, and it goes stale fast. It's a loss maker.