this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2024
134 points (95.9% liked)

World News

32047 readers
511 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Data centers, the things that physically store and share applications and data, require an enormous amount of energy to run. These giant storage units, responsible for 1-1.5% of global electricity consumption, have traditionally relied on renewable sources like solar and wind but it seems as though renewable energy just won’t be able to keep up with the demand required moving forward.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm fine with this as long as they're willing to use that power for the grid when the AI grift enviably comes crashing down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

They won't get that far. It takes 20+ years to construct a nuclear power plant. This hype will be lucky to last 20 months.