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GolfFoxtrotLima@ani.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible

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The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible

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The extent of the pollution being put out by thousands of data centers is shocking. Some developers are exploiting regulatory loopholes.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/technology@lemmy.world/p/1741427/the-pollution-being-churned-out-by-ai-data-centers-is-so-severe-that-it-s-almost-incompreh

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    I don’t understand how those count as backup generators when they are clearly being used all the damn time.

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      I reckon the Strait of Hormuz situation is a fabricated excuse to explain a diesel shortage due to Data Centre generators.

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      It’s mind boggling that we’re allowing this to happen.

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    I am shocked! Shocked!
    Well not that shocked.

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    It’s about 0.2-0.5% of the global total.

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      That actually seems pretty comprehensible…

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        They said almost

    • humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works
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      The global total of what?

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        Pollution?

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