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Ex-Google CEO: Power Grid Crisis Could Kill AI's Next Big Leap (gazeon.site)
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[–] spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

remember the William Gibson quote "the future is already here, it's just unevenly distributed"

that applies to the negative effects of the future, not just the positive ones

Musk's MechaHitler chatbot is powered by methane-gas burning turbines

It’s been known that xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has been using around 15 portable generators to help power its massive supercomputer in Memphis without yet securing permits. But new aerial images obtained by the Southern Environmental Law Center show that number is now far higher. The group says these gas turbines combined can generate around 420MW of electricity, enough to power an entire city.

I'm old enough to remember when my techno-optimist friends were talking about how "you may not like Elon Musk, but you have to give him credit for helping solve climate change"