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    Befürchtungen über die Auswirkungen von Rechenzentren auf Kanadas Wasser und Umwelt sind weit verbreitet: Umfrage

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    1. Batmanrocksthecasbah on

      Question. Why do we need these AI data centers now, whereas anytime before now we seem to be doing just fine (and without this extra negative environmental impact)?

      Legit question.

    2. Talinn_Makaren on

      I guess I’m afraid. I also just don’t want their lame Ponzi scheme job killing crap in the same way I don’t want to eat watermelon three days after it’s been cubed. Because it’s shit.

    3. RefrigeratorOk648 on

      Maybe 10 or more years all the big tech companies were putting out press releases about how all their data centers were going to be carbon neutral and they would use solar, wind, geothermal etc. Now they all want to move to Alberta to get cheap natural gas and the Government is going to build/expand those power stations with taxpayer money.

      So we know that you can’t trust companies and what they say. They will leave the minute they find a way to run AI more efficiently using less power/CPU. Just look at the all those battery factories that were going to built in Ontario and Quebec…

    4. Conscious_Candle2598 on

      „Why do we need Data centers“

      Suddenly, AI Bots everywhere explaining why.

      Lol.

    5. Thoughts_For_Food_ on

      There are very legitimate concerns about environment and economy impacts for any industry expanding rapidly. But the biggest worry is still fossil energy. Much to improve still in Canada but nothing compared to US where 84% of electricity nationwide is derived from fossil combustion. We’re transitioning from ICE to electric vehicles worldwide and the power grids need to follow by transitionning into renewables.

    6. ifuaguyugetsauced on

      I feel like most people who are against AI truly don’t even know how useful it can be and just think it’s used to create pictures or ask chat gpt questions. Your avg citizen isn’t very tec savvy. Anything beyond email, social media and google might be too daunting and frightening for them 

    7. MGyver on

      Data centers use a fraction of the water used for golf courses, and of those only around 10% is used for AI data

    9. Maleficent_Disk9583 on

      I agree with criticizing AI data centers for their impact on the economy and electricity prices.

      But whenever I see someone complaining about their „water use“, it shows that the person is misinformed/uninformed and just parroting incorrect information they heard online. Please see here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/s/ouIkc71Ghh](https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/s/ouIkc71Ghh) Most modern data centers are closed systems that really don’t use very much water relative to typical things. It’s actually crazy how many people mindlessly spread the incorrect „water use“ talking point.

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