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   pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 00:21:25 JST pettter

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   • Gerry McGovern

   @gerrymcgovern There's a certain element of Jevon's Paradox here, but mostly it's capital desperately searching for anything, _anything_ that can promise exponential growth. See also the metaverse and crypto hype cycles and the massive investments that that resulted in.

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     Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 00:21:27 JST Gerry McGovern

     Global AI Boom to Triple EU Data Centre Energy Use by 2030

     McKinsey research suggests Europe data centre power consumption will surge from 62 TWh to over 150 TWh by 2030

     https://datacentremagazine.com/data-centres/global-ai-boom-to-triple-eu-data-centre-energy-use-by-2030

     At the very moment when we require a drastic reduction in energy consumption to save our environment, along comes AI massively accelerating energy consumption. And all for the greed and ambition of the tech bros.