Fuck AI

Ecological mass destruction so losers can rip artists off

US taxpayer is already subsidized some of these projects and going to pay even more going forward.

Private capital can't be bothered to do its own CapEx

All of this while the rate payers will generally subsidize the industry

We pay for everything for them while they keep all of the profit and the normie thinks this is fine 🤡

Quadruple in 10 years? That seems kinda slow.

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Oh… OOOOOOOOOHHHhhhh

Fuck.

Fears that the rapid adoption of AI will destroy hopes of tackling the climate crisis have been “overstated”, according to the report, which was published on Thursday. That is because harnessing AI to make energy use and other activities more efficient could result in savings that reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall. (Bolded the key word there.)

They go on to list some potential uses for AI, such as improving efficiency in the energy grid & manufacturing (ignoring the fact that increasing efficiency increases consumption), optimizing traffic, finding more critical mineral reserves, etc.

These uses could offset some of the massive demands that AI will place on the world’s energy systems. But that is likely to require greater direction from governments, the IEA report found. Left alone, the rapid growth of AI could prove a severe problem for energy systems and the environment.

Hm, wonder which path we're going to choose.

Claude Turmes, a former Green MEP and energy minister for Luxembourg, said the disadvantages of AI were more likely to materialise than the optimistic projections of the IEA, and governments needed much more help to avoid the pitfalls. He accused the IEA of painting too rosy a picture and failing to spell out harsh truths to policymakers.