Sam Altman Is Losing His Grip on Humanity You don’t “train a human.”

Sam Altman Is Losing His Grip on Humanity www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... #SamAltman #IdiotInCharge #OpenAI #tech #AI #ChatGPT #energy #DataCenters #environment #EnergyHog #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WhatAnA$$

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

'"A different set of rules": thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'"When you’re talking about these turbines, think of the jet engine ..."'

#Musk #xAI #AI #EnergyHog #AirPollution #PublicHealth #ClimateEmergency

In Amsterdam komt een hyperscale voor Microsoft, ondanks het verbod op hyperscales Datacenters: Bij het Westelijk Havengebied verrijzen drie nieuwe, hoge datatorens. De kritiek op het immense stroomverbruik en de Amerikaanse digitale dominantie zwelt aan. Voor de vergunning is een h...

'A hyperscale datacenter for Microsoft is coming to Amsterdam, despite the ban ... The datacenter will use about as much electricity as all the households in the city of Haarlem combined.'
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... (Dutch, paywall?)

#datacenters #EnergyHog #ParliamentaryInquiryNow!

🔴 The silent power killer: Snow Melt Mode. This automatic heater can consume 110-170W, crippling your backup system. Mandatory action: Settings → Snow Melt → Automatic → OFF. Reclaim 40-60% autonomy.
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#SnowMelt #EnergyHog #Optimization

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried

'The trajectory of “enormous, exponential growth” is what is so worrying, said Daly. “I’m not sure whether Ireland is a real outlier or a harbinger of what’s to come. But it’s definitely a cautionary tale”'
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#AI #datacenters #EnergyHog #pollution #ClimateEmergency

Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.

'Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters'
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'The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.'

#AI #datacenters #EnergyHog #EpochAI

Switched from the #Firefox web browser to #Vivaldi web browser due to Mozilla's embrace of #AI. I don't want or need AI in my browser, so buh bye! #tech #PrivacyRights #energyhog #computers #webbrowsers

2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds Study’s author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair

'2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water'
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

'... datacentre electricity consumption is expected to more than double by 2030'

'... society not tech companies paying for environmental impact'

#ClimateEmergency #AI #datacenters #EnergyHog #WaterHog

Stroomverbruik datacenters neemt steeds groter deel totale elektriciteitsverbruik in beslag Welkom in dit liveblog! De economieredactie van NRC houdt je hier de hele week op de hoogte van het belangrijkste economische en financiële nieuws.

Dutch politicians are alomost completely uncritical: "...data center power consumption is taking up an increasingly large share of total electricity consumption. In 2024, it accounted for 4.6 percent of the total..."
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

#AI #datacenters #PowerHog #EnergyHog #ClimateEmergency

Google Wants to Power Their Chatbots By Filling Our Skies With Garbage The space data-center wars are coming—and they’re going to be ugly.

'... [Google's] paper boasts that the company’s data center fleet “will be significantly larger … than any previous or current satellite constellations” in orbit.'
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#AI #EnergyHog #Google #satellites #SpaceJunk #SpacePollution #GrowthAddiction #RobotizationOfHumanity

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth.
#NewYorkerCartoons

#AI #ChatGPT #EnergyHog #EnergyBill
#technology #environment #politics #cartoons

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #OpenAI #GPT5 #tech #energy #DataCenter #EnergyHog #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #TaxTech

Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s

Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #Google #AI #emissions #EnergyHog #EnergyDrain #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

“Musk Is Scamming the City of Memphis”: Meet Two Brothers Fighting Colossus, Musk’s xAI Data Center We speak with two brothers who are fighting Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over its massive data center in Memphis, Tennessee, used to run its chatbot Grok. The facility is next to hi...

"Musk Is Scamming the City of Memphis": Meet Two Brothers Fighting Colossus, Musk’s xAI Data Center www.democracynow.org/2025/4/25/el... #uspoli #ToxicMusk #ElonMusk #SpaceXToxic #AI #DataCenter #EnergyHog #pollution #PublicHealth #Memphis