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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 week ago (2 children) Just because it was already fucked doesn't mean the insane acceleration due to AI data centers doesn't matter anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago It doesn’t. The process we have now kicked off is not going to change to any great degree whether we continue to build or stop building data centres. Even if we immediately stopped all pollution and went back to a pre-industrial way of life, the damage is done, the ice caps will continue to melt and we will still have to deal with the consequences of our actions. I’m not saying we should continue to abuse the environment, but AI wasn’t the catalyst for climate change and it isn’t the worst thing we are doing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) "AI data centers are ALSO bad" wasn't your initial statement, and you know it. And even if it was, that's kind of beside the point. AI data centers are a relatively new (10 years) usage of the energy produced with the burning of hydrocarbons. The burning of hydrocarbons is the problem and has been for 150 years. We can't focus on the real problem if you insist on redirection of people's ire towards your latest socio-political beef. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago The rise of those centers did cause an insane increase. The energy and water used is insane. They contribute for a very large part. Cars are suddenly not that big of an issue anymore, compared to those data centers. Next to the energy and water usage, it's also made from components which have an insane carbon footprint themselves. Don't underestimate those centers. We were alarmed by climate change, we discussed how we can reduce it, then built these centers making it early impossible to come back from, while the construction of these centers is far from done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago It doesn’t. The process we have now kicked off is not going to change to any great degree whether we continue to build or stop building data centres. Even if we immediately stopped all pollution and went back to a pre-industrial way of life, the damage is done, the ice caps will continue to melt and we will still have to deal with the consequences of our actions. I’m not saying we should continue to abuse the environment, but AI wasn’t the catalyst for climate change and it isn’t the worst thing we are doing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) "AI data centers are ALSO bad" wasn't your initial statement, and you know it. And even if it was, that's kind of beside the point. AI data centers are a relatively new (10 years) usage of the energy produced with the burning of hydrocarbons. The burning of hydrocarbons is the problem and has been for 150 years. We can't focus on the real problem if you insist on redirection of people's ire towards your latest socio-political beef. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago The rise of those centers did cause an insane increase. The energy and water used is insane. They contribute for a very large part. Cars are suddenly not that big of an issue anymore, compared to those data centers. Next to the energy and water usage, it's also made from components which have an insane carbon footprint themselves. Don't underestimate those centers. We were alarmed by climate change, we discussed how we can reduce it, then built these centers making it early impossible to come back from, while the construction of these centers is far from done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago The rise of those centers did cause an insane increase. The energy and water used is insane. They contribute for a very large part. Cars are suddenly not that big of an issue anymore, compared to those data centers. Next to the energy and water usage, it's also made from components which have an insane carbon footprint themselves. Don't underestimate those centers. We were alarmed by climate change, we discussed how we can reduce it, then built these centers making it early impossible to come back from, while the construction of these centers is far from done. permalink fedilink source parent