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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by DwZ@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is similar to how Stalin and Hitler really liked to envision massive fighting machines the size of buildings. "If APC < tank < bigger tank, then I just need to build THE BIGGEST TANKS." It's like some kind of disease that infects people who aren't actually doing any of the engineering, just overseeing it, and then taking the most simple minded shortcut they can think to how to make everything more "winning."

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's already happening. Llama 4's release wasn't just a mess, but a dishonest one they cheated at/lied about. They fired a bunch of researchers, are shuffling teams around to focus more on 'products,' and seem to be hiring on Tech Bros instead.

In other words, the dysfunction is well underway. Which is kinda sad, actually, as the Llama team basically pioneered locally runnable LLMs (as opposed to AI Bro API models) with pretty lean resource access.

[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 10 months ago

Absolutely! We need less water and more emissions!

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 9 points 10 months ago

Hey yo, there are homeless people out there. Why we building AI centers this big lol

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

The AI place I work at is about 10 kwatts/sqft. Times 636 hundred million sqft (Manhattan ) = almost 7 Terawatts. Not gonna happen.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Why.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Leave room for nature.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

you can see all the nature you want in the metaverse - some rich cunt

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

We zoomed by that fifty years ago

[–] silver13@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

The fact that as long as you have enough money you can pollute as much and consume as much ressources as you want is basically the core issue with capitalism. Its like having an ongoing oil fire in your yard and nobody is stopping you as long as you can buy new oil.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 10 months ago

Why don’t people block all Meta properties at the network level via IP addresses and/or DNS? Where do you think the funds to pay for this come from?

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I really hope it doesn't blow up

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

AI is so great, I use it for . . . on . . . well, . . .

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 10 months ago

https://altmedia.house/post/69659