technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoBy 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warnsunu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkBy 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warnsunu.edutechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremycodesucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 days ago“Triples that of 650 million?”. What kind of measurement is that? Just say “Almost 2 billion”. Also, which 2 billion? There’s a HUGE difference in electricity usage depending on the answer.
minus-squareaspirate2959@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoNo doubt that’s why they used such a goofy metric. It’s triple that of a selected 650 million. Infuriating that they’d use such a uselessly vague and annoyingly unverifiable metric for the headline, but that feels standard for rhetoric.
“Triples that of 650 million?”. What kind of measurement is that? Just say “Almost 2 billion”. Also, which 2 billion? There’s a HUGE difference in electricity usage depending on the answer.
No doubt that’s why they used such a goofy metric. It’s triple that of a selected 650 million.
Infuriating that they’d use such a uselessly vague and annoyingly unverifiable metric for the headline, but that feels standard for rhetoric.