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[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 days ago

Absolutely! We need less water and more emissions!

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Hey yo, there are homeless people out there. Why we building AI centers this big lol

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago
[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

The AI place I work at is about 10 kwatts/sqft. Times 636 hundred million sqft (Manhattan ) = almost 7 Terawatts. Not gonna happen.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Leave room for nature.

Leave room for nature.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

you can see all the nature you want in the metaverse - some rich cunt

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

We zoomed by that fifty years ago

[–] silver13@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

The fact that as long as you have enough money you can pollute as much and consume as much ressources as you want is basically the core issue with capitalism. Its like having an ongoing oil fire in your yard and nobody is stopping you as long as you can buy new oil.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

AI is so great, I use it for . . . on . . . well, . . .

I really hope it doesn't blow up

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 2 days ago

Why don’t people block all Meta properties at the network level via IP addresses and/or DNS? Where do you think the funds to pay for this come from?