• TheLegendaryAssholeOfJushinLiger@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    I don’t usually comment on stuff like this but I feel like people should know that “standby” mode on appliances takes up about 40% more power than every data center on earth, of which only about 33% of which goes to AI. There are DEFINITELY environmental concerns surrounding data centers but it’s more about shoddily, quickly built ones rather than them existing at all.

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      5 hours ago

      I don’t understand your argument? And seems a stupid well this exists so building more datacenters to use more power is OK.

      • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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        5 hours ago

        It is attempting to provide scale and perspective for a threat that is massively overblown in the public’s perception.