The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible
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I don't understand how those count as backup generators when they are clearly being used all the damn time.
I reckon the Strait of Hormuz situation is a fabricated excuse to explain a diesel shortage due to Data Centre generators.
It’s mind boggling that we’re allowing this to happen.
I am shocked! Shocked!
Well not that shocked.
It's about 0.2-0.5% of the global total.
That actually seems pretty comprehensible...
They said almost
The global total of what?
Pollution?