I’m going to run my AC all day (thermostat set to 75-76° F) no matter what the AI companies do anyway. Because it’s hitting 90° F at 9:00am already by the end of June. July will be hotter as usual.
I’m not using AI for anything and I don’t need it for anything. They can go ahead and turn off their bullshit for all I care. I may even buy a second AC unit for a backup in case my main one fails.
Yes, yes you will. But you (and other people like you) running your AC contributes more power draw than the boogeyman AI does. The point is “limit your AC usage” is valid and saying “but but but AI!!!” isn’t.
No, it’s totally valid to say “Limit the AI power wastage” because it’s an insanely huge waste of energy. These motherfuckers are building nuclear reactors and running illegal methane gas turbine generators to power their bullshit-generating systems because they can’t get enough juice from the existing power grid.
Yes, it is valid to say “limit AI usage”, that’s not what this conversation is about. It is about people saying “I don’t need to limit AC because AI uses so much so why should I bother”.
It’s misinformation that then makes people think “I can run my AC all day because AI uses up so much power to make one image” when it is not the case.
I’m going to run my AC all day (thermostat set to 75-76° F) no matter what the AI companies do anyway. Because it’s hitting 90° F at 9:00am already by the end of June. July will be hotter as usual.
I’m not using AI for anything and I don’t need it for anything. They can go ahead and turn off their bullshit for all I care. I may even buy a second AC unit for a backup in case my main one fails.
Yes, yes you will. But you (and other people like you) running your AC contributes more power draw than the boogeyman AI does. The point is “limit your AC usage” is valid and saying “but but but AI!!!” isn’t.
No, it’s totally valid to say “Limit the AI power wastage” because it’s an insanely huge waste of energy. These motherfuckers are building nuclear reactors and running illegal methane gas turbine generators to power their bullshit-generating systems because they can’t get enough juice from the existing power grid.
https://www.selc.org/press-release/musks-xai-explores-another-massive-methane-gas-turbine-installation-at-second-south-memphis-data-center/
Yes, it is valid to say “limit AI usage”, that’s not what this conversation is about. It is about people saying “I don’t need to limit AC because AI uses so much so why should I bother”.