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TechnologyEnglish • 6 months ago

Google's AI-powered search summaries use 10x more energy than a standard Google search | The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI

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Google's AI-powered search summaries use 10x more energy than a standard Google search | The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI

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TechnologyEnglish • 6 months ago

The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI

While the mass adoption of AI has transformed digital life seemingly overnight, regulators have fallen asleep on the job in curtailing AI data centers’ drain on energy and water resources.

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Crypto bros would definitely not be happy, because it would make mining less profitable
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  Proof of work mining difficulty already auto adjusts to minimize profits. Taxes go up, difficulty goes down.

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