Gerry McGovernMay 13

This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day — and locals are terrified

The scale sounds almost unreal. The proposed campus reportedly spans around 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, an area larger than many major cities.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ai-data-center-bigger-2-124356503.html

This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day — and locals are terrified

This project could physically alter the landscape for humans and wildlife

Yahoo News
Show threadJames
@gerrymcgovern Yikes! Even if this project works as intended, it won't "help the United States win the global AI race". It might help some billionaire get ahead, though.
May 13 at 12:11pmWeb
Show threadthe elder seaMay 13

@publicwondering @gerrymcgovern

That sentence caught me too. The "global ai race" isn't real because ai isn't real, you idiots. You can't evolve horses into motors (thanks Cory).

Show threadHuntn00May 14
@eldersea @publicwondering @gerrymcgovern With such a environmentally caustic endeavor in any sane system, government would be running a consolidated effort making these entities work together, not open multiple (30 in the US?) energy sucking, water consuming, and environment harming, competing for corporate profits. But this is the new age of tycoons and capitalism run amuck. 💥#TheCapitalistEndGame