mesaMar 31

Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

CNN
Show threadAntaeusMar 31

Sigh… wasting power, wasting nand chips, hard drives and for what? Aiding climate change.

But at least we can have a hallucinating chatbot.

Show threadjefferyjefferson
Yeah, it’s so much more efficient and climate friendly to have people in offices managing data instead of computers.
Apr 1 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadAntaeusApr 2
I don’t say that, but yeah (lol)