• dhork@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I wouldn’t go that far. All the websites, apps, and electronic services we use every day are hosted in some datacenter somewhere. I’d say we get value out of that.

      They didn’t become a political football until the AI companies drastically increased how much power and cooling each rack used. I don’t think we’re getting enough extra value out of stuffing AI in everything to justify the added environmental cost over more standard, non-AI web services.

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        Sure and we don’t any new ones. These latest ones are huge inefficient and unoptimized. They are not being built to earn a profit. They are destroying the consumer electronics market and should not be allowed to do so. They are raising prices for electricity and using natural resources especially water. They do not pay their way. They bribe and con clueless politicians into letting them get a free ride at the expanse of citizens.