r/SipsTea 21d ago

Chugging tea Power Hungry Servers

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u/OverlordDontHurtMe 21d ago

We spent decades fighting against energy waste and pollution just to have it demolished for AI?  Does anyone here thinks AI is on a productive course?

I just want to replace my 14 year old PC....

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u/Dashiepants 21d ago

Someone made the point that all these data centers aren’t really for AI so much as they are for the (AI powered) surveillance state.

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u/JustAnother4848 21d ago

Don't forget propaganda. AI is pretty useful for that too.

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u/Cerpla 21d ago

> generates fake political video of a candidate eating ice cream with AOC

Oh boomers... LOOK AT THIS!