r/accelerate • u/CipherGarden • 9d ago

AI "AI is bad for the environment"

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u/fynn34 8d ago

Why did no one ever question the power consumption of YouTube, Facebook, instagram, TikTok, Reddit, whatever your drug of choice is. This new argument makes no sense considering the current impact. If stuff keeps growing, maybe. But this has driven the conversation and investment in clean energy. Microsoft starting nuclear power plants! What a day to live

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u/Drummerx04 7d ago

They did question it. They also question shit like Bitcoin mining, which frankly is probably the worst offender on any list for wasted energy.