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Re:Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources by cesarb on Saturday May 18, 2024 @11:42PM (#40404098)
> The energy consumption would not be a problem if it was renewable energy.

That would only mean that this renewable energy would no longer be available for other uses. Like, for instance, replacing or reducing the use of fossil fuels.

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Re:Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources by rTX5CMRXIfFG on Saturday May 18, 2024 @11:48PM (#40404121)
The sun has more energy than that, really. Which reinforces the commenter’s point: Congress should act on making it available, fast
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Re:Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources by cesarb on Sunday May 19, 2024 @12:00AM (#40404173)
We're not (for now) limited by how much energy the sun puts out. We're limited by how much of that energy we can usefully capture. There's a limited number of solar panels, wind turbines, and water turbines (plus all necessary accessories like inverters and transformers) being manufactured each day.
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