Increasing AI demand forces tech companies to retreat from eco-friendly power sources to power data centers

[Redaktion]

Rapid growth in AI demand has forced tech companies to retreat from more eco-friendly power sources like solar and turn to nuclear power plants to power the latest generative AI. Cooling massive AI data centers has also driven up water usage.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Increasing-AI-demand-forces-tech-companies-to-retreat-from-eco-friendly-power-sources-to-power-data-centers.901607.0.html

[captainobvious]

This article seems to imply that AI demand is generated by end users, however in reality hardly anyone wants AI or a "copilot" in their PERSONAL computer. The entire push towards AI is coming from the govt and big tech collaboration for surveillance and tracking.

[Zazza]

Also,

This article implies that energy coming from photovoltaic panels or wind turbines is more sustainable than nuclear reactors, because they don't produce nuclear waste. But other than destroying the landscape and use soil they do pollute a lot because they need a lot of rare earth that is mainly extracted in poor countries where the environmental and social sustainability is the last of concerns. The same and the worst can be said on "modern" batteries required to store that energy. Please do stop thinking there is an easy solution to energy production. It's should only be a reasoning of opportunity. And nuclear power, especially using the latest technology is by far the better opportunity because it's incredibly efficient. And we can't keep going on thinking that there will be always someone else paying for the energy that we need. By allowing nuclear reactors in our countries we take some risks, yes, but it would be our responsibility to keep them as they should in exchange of a cheaper and more sustainable energy. Sustainability is also a responsibility. And we are not responsible thinking that solar and wind energy is our only future

[markiz]

Readers who want to save the planet can buy a solar panel kit (like this one on Amazon) to charge laptops and phones with the sun

What a RIDICULOUS statement.
Not only do these devices use tiny amounts of power comparatively, but also in some cases the electricity from the plug is cleaner than you can get with lithium batteries at home.

Don't drive everywhere with a car is the only way that means ANYTHING, and buy less stuff.