Post #2524033
2026-05-14 01:28 UTC
'The proportion of electricity used by vast warehouses stacked with microchips to power AI and the internet has risen 15% worldwide in the past two years as annual global investment in datacentres approaches $1tn (£740bn) – nearly 1% of the global economy, according to the International Data Center Authority'
#climateEmergency #polycrisis #coporateRaiders #enclosureOfTheCommons #genAI
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/datacentres-electricity-consumption-uk-us-ai
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@oscarjiminy@aus.social 2026-05-14 01:34
'Greenpeace UK warned that an “unchecked AI boom” would mean higher energy bills, more stress on water supplies and “a new lifeline for fossil fuels”... “Before being swept along by the enthusiasm of tech billionaires whose profits depend on this expansion, we should pause and ask ourselves whether it’s worth the price"'