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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses (www.technologyreview.com)
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[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Because demand for data centers is rising, with AI as just one of many reasons.

But that's not as flashy as telling people it takes the energy of a small country to make a picture of a cat.

Also interesting that we're ignoring something here -- big tech is chasing cheap sources of clean energy. Don't we want cheap, clean energy?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Didn’t xitter just install a gas powered data center that’s breaking EPA rules for emissions?

[–] TomArrr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yes, yes it did. And as far as I can tell, it's still belching it out, just so magats can keep getting owned by it. What a world

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that's good, why would tech corpos be able to "hold the reins" of it exclusively?

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Nuclear reactors already exist, that's not new tech.