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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by lm28469 on Monday February 12, 2024 @06:45PM (#39352229)
Then you lose the part where you get free computational power
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by alberto180 on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:34PM (#39352675)
You know what these huge towers with white smoke at nuclear plants do?
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by lm28469 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @04:45AM (#39356091)
Yes they waste heat by releasing it in the atmosphere as water vapor. They neither power computers nor heats home
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