▲ 874 ▼ The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible (futurism.com) submitted 2 months ago by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Photonic@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (6 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (4 children) You're kidding yourself. They're going to be bailed out by our fascist oligarchies, with contracts to use the data centers for totalitarian mass surveillance "to protect our freedom and national security". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) Except the bailout at this point is more money than exists, you'd have to print so much money as to cause instant hyper inflation and cause an even worse economic crash that would take AI with it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] xylol@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago The data centers will be deemed more necessary to keep track of all the possible dissidents caused by the hyper inflation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) For a while, I thought their end-game was simply to get "too big to fail" before the bubble burst and get that bailout. But you are right - they either overshot or have some other idea in mind because now they are too big to bailout. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago Failure is an acceptable option when the golden parachutes are primed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* Hey, at least we'll be able to make one last upgrade before we die. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (4 children) You're kidding yourself. They're going to be bailed out by our fascist oligarchies, with contracts to use the data centers for totalitarian mass surveillance "to protect our freedom and national security". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) Except the bailout at this point is more money than exists, you'd have to print so much money as to cause instant hyper inflation and cause an even worse economic crash that would take AI with it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] xylol@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago The data centers will be deemed more necessary to keep track of all the possible dissidents caused by the hyper inflation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) For a while, I thought their end-game was simply to get "too big to fail" before the bubble burst and get that bailout. But you are right - they either overshot or have some other idea in mind because now they are too big to bailout. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago Failure is an acceptable option when the golden parachutes are primed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) Except the bailout at this point is more money than exists, you'd have to print so much money as to cause instant hyper inflation and cause an even worse economic crash that would take AI with it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] xylol@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago The data centers will be deemed more necessary to keep track of all the possible dissidents caused by the hyper inflation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) For a while, I thought their end-game was simply to get "too big to fail" before the bubble burst and get that bailout. But you are right - they either overshot or have some other idea in mind because now they are too big to bailout. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago Failure is an acceptable option when the golden parachutes are primed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xylol@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago The data centers will be deemed more necessary to keep track of all the possible dissidents caused by the hyper inflation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) For a while, I thought their end-game was simply to get "too big to fail" before the bubble burst and get that bailout. But you are right - they either overshot or have some other idea in mind because now they are too big to bailout. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago Failure is an acceptable option when the golden parachutes are primed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago Failure is an acceptable option when the golden parachutes are primed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* Hey, at least we'll be able to make one last upgrade before we die. permalink fedilink source parent