AI could be killing the us, not because it's out to get us but because it is environmentally catastrophic. Oh, and the same goes for cryptocurrency!
"from 2020 to 2022 the real emissions from the “in-house” or company-owned data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple are likely about 662% – or 7.62 times – higher than officially reported."
"Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Patrick Hadfield /
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2024-09-16 08:15:00
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