What good is AI if you don't have a planet to use it on?
Microsoft released its 2024 Sustainability Report on Wednesday, and it's mostly bad news. Last year, Microsoft's emissions went up 29%, and it used 23% more water, primarily due to "new technologies, including generative AI."
https://au.pcmag.com/news/105283/microsofts-emissions-spike-29-as-ai-gobbles-up-resources
The Great Lying Machine is eating our environment and spewing out toxic misinformation. Big Tech has become a clear and present danger to all our futures.
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-05-17 10:57:12
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