scott f5d ago

“Asking an AI chatbot a question consumes a great deal more energy than finding the answer via simple web search or calculator. It adds extra demand for no good reason... a bit like driving to the shops in an SUV instead of riding your bike.”

Or driving any kind of car. AI, like cars, aims to reconfigure everyday life in a way that’s vastly more energy-hungry and polluting… and profitable for a few.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/ai-datacentres-environmental-impacts

The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?

As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?

The Guardian
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@scott dude fuck cars so much. A few days ago I went for my first hour+ walk in a few months and I kept thinking about how far apart everything is, and how much more space is taken up by parking lots than by the buildings they're around, and how much better the world would be if footpaths weren't just an optional thing to stick next to a massive road. How much safer would we be if there weren't massive hunks of metal speeding around?
Mar 17 at 4:17amWeb