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AI energy use contrasted with UK fossil fuels, user urges resistance

A Mastodon user highlighted the significant energy consumption of AI, contrasting the total fossil fuel contribution to the UK's grid on a Saturday morning with the energy required for a single contract between Chevron and Microsoft to power a data center in Texas. The user urged resistance against Large Language Models (LLMs) and the construction of data centers as a means to combat climate change. AI

IMPACT Highlights the significant energy demands of AI and data centers, urging action against their proliferation.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion about the environmental impact of AI and data centers.

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AI energy use contrasted with UK fossil fuels, user urges resistance

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    On the left, the entire fossil fuel contribution to the UK grid at 8:50AM on a Saturday. 3.7GW. On the right, a single contract between Chevron and Microsoft, f

    On the left, the entire fossil fuel contribution to the UK grid at 8:50AM on a Saturday. 3.7GW. On the right, a single contract between Chevron and Microsoft, for 2.7GW of methane-based electrical generation, for a single data center in Texas. This heat wave has a lot of people t…