Atomo@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoThe Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensiblefuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down11
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkThe Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensiblefuturism.comAtomo@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareweps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours 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-up24·10 hours 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.
minus-squarecorbindallas@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 hours agotrump and the dismantling of every regulatory body trump happened
minus-squareBakkoda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 hours agoDo it and pay the fines later. If that nets a profit than the system needs to be changed.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoThey got bigger and got owned by more evil companies.
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.
Evaporation cooling is cheaper
The grid can’t handle the buildout, so new data centers are operating unregulated gray-market power plants.
trump and the dismantling of every regulatory body
trump happened
Do it and pay the fines later. If that nets a profit than the system needs to be changed.
They got bigger and got owned by more evil companies.