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[-] sbrodolino_21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Great points.

Especially regarding the environmental aspects, I feel like the whole thing could just be solved by zoning datacentres as industrial and applying slightly stricted regulation.

AI doesn't kill the environment by itself, it just needs a lot of energy and there needs to be some planning put into providing clean energy for datacentres without spinning gas turbines or raising energy prices immensely for the average Joe.

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

These guys built in nowhere, ND.

https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with

Why? Energy surplus in the region. So much electricity that the grid couldn't accept it all. From wind farms. These are the kind of places to target.

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