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Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says (www.politico.eu)
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Great timing and phrasing. "Be slow about slop development ooor.. Burn everyone and everything!"

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (7 children)

We need that for more important stuff, especially because the effort to replace fossil fuels with renewables is lagging. You don't get to just add new huge energy uses while the old ones haven't been moved to renewables.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (6 children)

    AI use and data centres are definitely being added too quickly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (5 children)

    Hence, the title of the post here. More AI => more coal and methane burning.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    The implication you write is a choice, not a necessity. Corrected:

    More AI => more energy consumption, where energy is any of coal, methane, solar, nuclear, hydro, wind, etc.

    Note your unjustified limitation to coal and methane.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    More AI => more energy consumption, where energy is any of coal, methane, solar, nuclear, hydro, wind, etc.

    And have you looked at the state of the others, the investment plans, and how long it takes?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    Yeah the obstacles are the fossil fuel industry's PR and lobbying efforts to slow them down. Very much like what you're doing here and now.

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