Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined
www.theguardian.com
Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets
  • eatCasserole@lemmy.worldEnglish
    487·
    4 months ago

    Can we just cancel the whole “ai” thing? It was fun for a bit, now it’s just problems.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      45·
      4 months ago

      This isn’t AI, but datacenters in general. EU stuff tends to accumulate in Ireland.

      Ireland’s boom in datacentres and tech companies has been fuelled by its policy of low corporate taxation.

      • eatCasserole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Of course it’s not only ai, but the article’s subhead: “Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets”