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Wondered if one AI search is a fair metric for comparison with other home uses of energy. One question leads to many others, as prompted by bot - my experience of 'upgraded' free ChatGPT #AIenergyuse #sustainability

Bruce Lawson ✅ (quiet time) (@brucelawson@vivaldi.net) Report: Home building to halt in West London, due to data center power demands https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/report-home-building-to-halt-in-west-london-due-to-data-center-power-demands/ "The Greater London Authority has told developers that new housing projects in West London could be banned till 2035, because data centers have taken all the electricity capacity." Hurray for "A.I."

You’re all exaggerating about the impact of AI’s energy use. The per token energy is negligible, there is no impact on… oh, wait…

#sarcasm #AIImpact #AIEnergyUse #AISocialImpact
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One big, bad deal for West Virginia • West Virginia Watch There are many things in the big, beautiful bill that will set the U.S. back, including saddling future generations with $3 trillion in debt.

The surge in the prominence of AI is driving up energy demand. ⚡ If the US wants to remain competitive with foreign energy powers like China, then why does our latest budget reconciliation package undo years of energy progress?
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