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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.scot/users/gentlegardener/statuses/112875845251559031">gentlegardener (gentlegardener@mastodon.scot)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 23:36:20 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener" title="gentlegardener@mastodon.scot"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/108131-48-20240730143620.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="gentlegardener" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">gentlegardener</a></section><article><p>What if we just say:  we cannot yet afford <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" rel="tag">#AI</a>?   </p><p>Asking from a farm family in  <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/virginia" rel="tag">#virginia</a> home to 70% of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/datacentre" rel="tag">#datacentre</a> processing worldwide.<br>What we cannot afford:<br>Free <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/statetaxes" rel="tag">#statetaxes</a> for new <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/data" rel="tag">#data</a> centres<br>Free <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localtaxes" rel="tag">#localtaxes</a> when counties follow state lead<br>Not enough <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" rel="tag">#water</a><br>Cannot give up <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/primefarmland" rel="tag">#primefarmland</a> or a/b soils to datacentres, distribution centers and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/solar" rel="tag">#solar</a><br>Cannot afford 5x power usage that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ai" rel="tag">#ai</a> will use<br>Cannot afford AI <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disinformation" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> </p><p>From: @catc0n<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@catc0n/112875226047300219" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://infosec.exchange/@catc0n/112875226047300219</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3449781#notice-6781973">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-07-30T23:36:20+09:00" title="Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 23:36:20 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener/112875845251559031" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.scot via ActivityPub">mastodon.scot</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener/112875845251559031">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@catc0n/112875226047300219">Caitlin Condon (@catc0n@infosec.exchange)</a></h5><div> from <span>Caitlin Condon</span></div></header><div>"One million Blackwell GPUs would suck down an astonishing 1.875 gigawatts of power. For context, a typical nuclear power plant only produces 1 gigawatt of power. Fossil fuel-burning plants, whether that's natural gas, coal, or oil, produce even less. There's no way to ramp up nuclear capacity in the time it will take to supply these millions of chips, so much, if not all, of that extra power demand is going to come from carbon-emitting sources." https://www.techradar.com/computing/i-watched-nvidias-computex-2024-keynote-and-it-made-my-blood-run-cold</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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gentlegardener (gentlegardener@mastodon.scot)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 23:36:20 JST gentlegardener
What if we just say: we cannot yet afford #AI?
Asking from a farm family in #virginia home to 70% of #datacentre processing worldwide.
What we cannot afford:
Free #statetaxes for new #data centres
Free #localtaxes when counties follow state lead
Not enough #water
Cannot give up #primefarmland or a/b soils to datacentres, distribution centers and #solar
Cannot afford 5x power usage that #ai will use
Cannot afford AI #disinformation
From: @catc0n
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  "One million Blackwell GPUs would suck down an astonishing 1.875 gigawatts of power. For context, a typical nuclear power plant only produces 1 gigawatt of power. Fossil fuel-burning plants, whether that's natural gas, coal, or oil, produce even less. There's no way to ramp up nuclear capacity in the time it will take to supply these millions of chips, so much, if not all, of that extra power demand is going to come from carbon-emitting sources." https://www.techradar.com/computing/i-watched-nvidias-computex-2024-keynote-and-it-made-my-blood-run-cold

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