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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by chrisco255 on Monday February 12, 2024 @05:51PM (#39351644)
Of course, coal is derived from biological material from hundreds of millions of years ago.
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by dylan604 on Monday February 12, 2024 @05:53PM (#39351678)
so, AI is an ouroboros?
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by drjasonharrison on Monday February 12, 2024 @05:56PM (#39351708)
well, lol, but coal came from plants that didn't decay and were buried. So intelligence wasn't involved in making the coal.
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by ElevenLathe on Monday February 12, 2024 @06:24PM (#39351989)
...as far as we know!
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