Not even solar panels on the roofs.

Is there a /c/extremelydepressing? This would go perfectly there.

It's a bit unfortunate the second xAI is taken in the winter, so we can't really see how much of the trees are gone, but looks like a lot.

To be fair. This isn’t an AI issue. Or a data center issue. It’s an everywhere issue. If there is a plot of land, it will be leveled and something will be built. Strip mall. Gas station. Houses. So many houses. It’s never ending. If that piece of land can make money, it will be clear cut and built on.

There is no greater threat to humanity, than humanity itself. There is so much evidence of this throughout history, and yet we have collectively learnt nothing from it. As a species, we are the most destructive force in existence, and time and time again the value of the almighty dollar, that we ourselves have created, is put first above all else. Even the existence of the only known planet that we can successively survive on, is put behind the priority of the dollar.

On the plus side, at least there’s no bloody rain in Melbourne this weekend!

This disgusts me and angers me beyond words

1. Summer vs winter picture, not a very honest take

2. It would look the same for any commercial building - a warehouse, shopping center (would be even worse), etc.

No need to be disingenuous, it just weakens the argument and gives someone who disagrees with you valid ammunition.

This is violence against the bulk of humanity

To me, the problem seems to be bad regulators. They could have mandated that data centers have solar panels on their roof. They could have mandated a certain amount of greenery around the warehouse, so that the area was less impactful. It's been a known issue that unregulated Capitalism will cause mass destruction quite frequently for decades if not centuries. You can't expect every business to 'do the right thing' every time...that would be stupidly optimistic of regulators.

Let’s just all die

This in exchange for something that just invented nonsense words and inserted them into my science presentation?

Makes me sad

And still no jobs..

Honestly amazing that these tech companies are able to make a building full of computers look like an open strip mine. They don't even try to beautify the campuses or anything, just bare dirt and ponds full of acrid water. I live in taconite country and have seen active mining operations put in more care for the communities they invade then big tech does

Some day, the people may rise up... And maybe all of these will burn.

I like to think the employees will do it. Who knows, though...

I just know it needs to be done.

Are these places extremely patrolled and secure? I'm just surprised people aren't burning them to the ground or disrupting them some way or somehow

This is not mild. This is infuriating.

Controversial opinion: this is not the problem of the data centers, but the missing laws protecting the land containing a forest. Currently data centers are trendy, but they would also have made room for a regular factory. Now think about how much forest gets deforested in total, not just by data centers, each year.

Looks like they cleared the area with agent orange 😌