Tech experts criticise Ulf Kristersson as newspaper accuses him of falling for ‘the oligarchs’ AI psychosis’

The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has come under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion in his role running the country.

Kristersson, whose Moderate party leads Sweden’s centre-right coalition government, said he used tools including ChatGPT and the French service LeChat. His colleagues also used AI in their daily work, he said.

  • Zephorah@discuss.onlineEnglish
    662·
    2 days ago

    The water issue alone, for these data centers, should be shut down worthy. I read an article yesterday regarding aquifer depletion, globally, due to mining interests, globally.

    People in Texas, living near data centers, already experience dry taps or reduced water pressure throughout their days.

    This goes way beyond annoyance and we can see here where political motivation sits with it.

      • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
        23·
        2 days ago

        It’s all about cost. They don’t have to use evaporation to cool. Sea water would likely increase costs, so no. They’d use the cheapest option until it’s no longer available. Either due to depletion or due to regulation.

      • unconsequential@slrpnk.netEnglish
        15·
        2 days ago

        I’m fairly certain the Green Mountain facility in Norway uses frigid fjord water to cool their center. So, it can be done. I’m not sure where the facility in Texas is located though. I’m guessing in a water-poor area nowhere near the coast.

          • unconsequential@slrpnk.netEnglish
            91·
            2 days ago

            Ok? and Texas is 268,596 square miles (~ 432,263 square km) with 367 miles (~591 km) of coastline. Although I’ll give you that that’s tropical gulf waters not frigid fjords to pull from. I was just saying I don’t know the exact location in Texas of the facility everyone is buzzing about water shortages. But salt water can be used instead of freshwater because other places do it.

      • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        It is possible and is used in some areas, but it is more expensive and more technically challenging. As others have pointed out, capitalism will use the cheapest resources until they run out.

        • vandsjov@feddit.dkEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Depends on how you are doing the cooling. Sea water could cool down the internal cooling of the plant. Just like an two-uint air conditioner use some internal fluid stuff to transfer heat from the inside unit to the outside unit (internal cooling) and then use air to cool down the internal fluid. For the data centers, you just change out the air cooling with sea water cooling.