ayyy comments on Whether you use AI, think it's a "fun stupid thing for memes", or even ignore it, you should know it's already polluting worse than global air travel.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Your article doesn’t even claim that. Do you have any idea just how carbon intensive a flight is?

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I imagine people making that claim accept air travel as useful and "AI", really, all datacenters as not useful. I've had people tell me oh, air travel is more efficient per mile that road travel. But this ignores that people wouldn't drive thousands of miles if it was not as easy as booking a flight.

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 point 1 year ago (-1 children)

For modern planes 70 - 90k liter.. it's bad enough, no need to exaggerate

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 point 1 year ago (-1 children)

...and I take it they burn three hundred thousand litres to run the Atlantic as well?

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 point 1 year ago

I mean an Atlantic round trip fully laden, yah but that's just even economical compared to private jet travel, which completely defeats the purpose of the shock value number

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