It shouldn't even be a possible choice, nothing should ever be more important than not destroying the planet. And AI is waaaaaaaay down the list of things that have any kind of weight on the other side of a choice.

Seems like a straightforward choice to me.

Tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.

🤣🤣🤣🤡

Add to that the fact that most of the gas in Europe comes from the US. Some AI sovereignty that.

Is that an ultimatum? Bye

Then no data centers, I guess.

But the most power hungry part is the training stage. Use solar and train them during the day time, because that doesn't depend on being operational non stop.

I don't agree with the datacenter lobby and I firmly believe that the EU is more than capable of screwing up both things at the same time.

“You must choose between the climate and our huge piles of dirty money,” they mean

I really don't understand how these rich fuckers think. I guess it is they have never really had any consequences for any action and so they do not see the long term harm.

And we chose the climate, bye bye.

Sounds like a very easy decision to me.

Climate - next question

This is excellent framing. What's terrifying is that the side offering it is the one betting on "burn the climate".

Bullshit!
Just build more renewable energy sources and battery storage.
The grid doesn't support the rising needs?
Build the sources and storage yourself or fuck off!
But stop whining you stupid, lobbying assholes!

How is that even a question

Also, the tobacco lobby urges Europe to choose between cancer or cigarettes.

They'll choose AI to micromanage us because of the climate.

Wait. I thought so is so good, it solves climate change? /s

Not a fan of "POLITICO."

Climate is more important vital. AI is not.

You can have “AI” or a future.

The world at large: “Hmmm… pfffft, aww, geez… that’s a really tough one…”

Canada has already shown any climate goals the door in favour of AI. In particular, Meta is building a 1GW AI data centre in Alberta which is already very dependent on oil and gas revenue.

I guess: F Europe then