Atomo@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 18 days agoThe Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensiblefuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareweps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoI’ve been working in data centers since 2008. What happened? What changed? They used to be incredible. I haven’t been in a data center in a couple of years.
minus-squarePlatypus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days ago Companies are exploiting regulatory loopholes as they construct new facilities powered by pollutant-spewing onsite gas plants. The grid can’t handle the buildout, so new data centers are operating unregulated gray-market power plants.
I’ve been working in data centers since 2008.
What happened? What changed? They used to be incredible.
I haven’t been in a data center in a couple of years.
The grid can’t handle the buildout, so new data centers are operating unregulated gray-market power plants.