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Italiano(IT) Pronunciamo ad alta voce le seguenti parole: # ai , # cloud , # saas , # paas , # iaas , # faas , quello_che_te_pare_as_a_service. Sembra tutta roba bella, che

AI and Cloud Services: Ethereal Concepts or Resource-Hungry Giants?

The article humorously points out the disconnect between the ethereal concept of AI and cloud services and their real-world, resource-intensive infrastructure. It likens these digital realms to massive physical structures like those in "The Matrix," consuming significant energy, water, and land. The author questions whether the benefits of these services always justify their substantial environmental footprint. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a short, opinionated social media post with a humorous tone, lacking substantive news value.

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AI and Cloud Services: Ethereal Concepts or Resource-Hungry Giants?

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Meme
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138 days old
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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Let's pronounce the following words out loud: # ai, # cloud, # saas, # paas, # iaas, # faas, whatever_you_like_as_a_service. It all sounds like good stuff, that

    Pronunciamo ad alta voce le seguenti parole: # ai , # cloud , # saas , # paas , # iaas , # faas , quello_che_te_pare_as_a_service. Sembra tutta roba bella, che vive un un mondo etereo fatto di bit buoni e simpatici. In realtà vive in enormi palazzi tipo città delle macchine di # …