Comment on AI Is Shattering Hope of a Net Zero Future [video]parentComments−seattleeng1yYes, the climate boogeyman shows up as a common anti-tech trope since most people don’t look into the breakdown of emissions. Basically everything in direct consumer control pales in comparison to transit (car/truck/boat/plane).Speed and scale has a good breakdown: https://speedandscale.com/tracker/Plus most new AI datacenters are trying to go pure nuclear wherever possible−jeffbee1yI don't think there is any sensible way to defend that last sentence, unless stretching the definition of "trying" to its limit.
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Yes, the climate boogeyman shows up as a common anti-tech trope since most people don’t look into the breakdown of emissions. Basically everything in direct consumer control pales in comparison to transit (car/truck/boat/plane).
Speed and scale has a good breakdown: https://speedandscale.com/tracker/
Plus most new AI datacenters are trying to go pure nuclear wherever possible
I don't think there is any sensible way to defend that last sentence, unless stretching the definition of "trying" to its limit.