Comment on Big Tech Ramps Up Propaganda Blitz As AI Data Centers Become Toxic With Voters
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 day ago
We could have data centers that don’t ruin the environment. Closed-loop or air cooled. Solar + battery power self sufficient. But no, gas turbines and open loop cooling is cheaper, so we’ll use that apparently.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean, the materials still have to come from somewhere. They could be less ruinous, but when you’re talking about something with the footprint of Manhattan Island, that’s going to leave an ecological mark no matter how you slice it.