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The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible (futurism.com)
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[–] remon@ani.social 3 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 49 minutes ago)

If they were using renewable energy then they would be taking renewable energy from projects that are much more important for our daily survival.

Exactly ... the problem with AI is that it's wasting energy.

Then there is another problem, which is that a lot of our energy comes from sources that cause pollution.

The wasting of energy would not be that significant of a problem if enough clean energy was available. They are not the same. Just related.