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Re:Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip componen... by raven12345 on Monday May 25, 2026 @09:51PM (#48274061)
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita

USA 14.2

Canada 13.42

China 8.66

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Re:Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip componen... by irishcoffee on Monday May 25, 2026 @09:54PM (#48274074)
Per capita is not a useful metric in this measurement. Why is that such a theme?
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Re:Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip componen... by raven12345 on Monday May 25, 2026 @10:37PM (#48274350)
Bruh, When there's no data, you ask, "According to whom?" When you have data, you ask, "Why is that such a theme?"
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Re:Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip componen... by antonyt on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @05:29PM (#48286235)
...why wouldn't it be? Who cares if e.g. Greenland has near-zero total emissions if nearly nobody lives there? Emissions are a cost of human existence, of course absolute emissions should scale with population.
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