Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025 — server farms gulped 23% of national power despite years of grid restrictions

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• Solumbran@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And yet people keep on defending AI because it’s “practical” and makes things a bit faster (sometimes, if you don’t care about the quality or usability of the result)

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  • doleo@lemmy.one ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    In fairness, this is something that’s going to happen whether the serfs appreciate it, or not. But yes, people siding with the oppressor is frustrating, too.

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• mrmaplebar@fedia.io ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  How else is Ireland going to compete with China as a dystopian AI superpower?? /s

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