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'The ‘rush for AI-gold’ appears to be overriding good practice and systemic thinking...and is developing far more rapidly than any broader, more sustainable systems'

#ai #datacentres #climateChange #polycrisis

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/30/climate/data-centers-are-having-an-underrported

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
Apr 3 at 7:50amWeb
Show threadNeil Moffatt2d ago

@oscarjiminy Absolutely. The very thing that is most deeply disruptive, is the one pushed with scant reflection and impact understanding. All while known to have serious flaws. And known mental health impact, even as far as triggering psychosis in people with no history of such.

As ever, blind obsession with money making is displacing human qualities.