Yeah that reminds me of the data centres hogging green energy that was meant for households
Comment on DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI
PixxlMan@lemmy.world 2 days agoWhile good, you should always keep in mind that using renewables for this means that power can’t be used for other purposes, meaning the difference has to be covered by other sources of energy. Always bear in mind that these things don’t exist in a vaccum. The resources they use always mean resources aren’t used elsewhere. At worst this would mean that new clean power is built to power a waste, and then old dirty power has to be used for everything else, instead of being replaced by clean energy.
MBM@lemmings.world 2 days ago
Demdaru@lemmy.world 2 days ago
On the other hand…the same private entity wouldn’t buy the means to produce renewable power if they didn’t want to power their AI center. So in the ends, nothing changes, and the power couldn’t be used for other purposes because it simply wouldn’t be generated.
However, as they did and are using it to promote themselves, they are influencing others to also adopt renewable energy policy in a way, no matter how small.
No, normally I am not that optimistic, but I am trying ^^"
sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That’s actually a very good point, thanks!