Comment on The Extreme Cost of Training AI Models.
downhomechunk@midwest.social 4 days agoGas like natural gas? Or gas like gasoline? I’m sure it’s the former, but I take nothing for granted anymore.
Comment on The Extreme Cost of Training AI Models.
downhomechunk@midwest.social 4 days agoGas like natural gas? Or gas like gasoline? I’m sure it’s the former, but I take nothing for granted anymore.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 days ago
npr.org/…/elon-musk-ai-xai-supercomputer-memphis-…
Methane gas engines
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Methane gas isn’t a fossil fuel though, and I believe it’s actually better for the environment to burn it than simply release it, at least as far as global warming goes.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s a primary byproduct of Y-Grade gas during fractionation. But it is also less energy dense than your pricier fuels and and lighter. If you’re not using good compression you might as well be venting the fuel as fast as you burn it.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Is it? I thought they were burning landfill or swamp gas.