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Re:Direct Current Data Centers by Hendrikto on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:31AM (#46836513)
Whether you like it or not, we are burning a lot of electricity on datacenters. That is a fact. And energy consumption is likely going to significantly increase in the near future. If we can reduce that energy usage, that is a good thing and a big improvement.

I do not think I even understand your complaint. Different people can work on different problems. We do not have to pick only one.

> My improvement is more important than yours.

We can just do both.

Re:Direct Current Data Centers by ufish235 on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:45AM (#46836656)
We don’t do both. We spend trillions on AI.
Re:Direct Current Data Centers by xyzsparetimexyz on Saturday January 31, 2026 @09:02AM (#46836788)
Reducing consumption is just a case of using A) smaller models and B) not shoving AI into everything, e.g. ads, search results, email summaries