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[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

These companies have BILLIONS in revenue and millions of customers, and you're saying very few want to pay...

Yep, I am. Just follow the money. Here's an example:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/microsoft_earnings_q1_26_openai_loss/

not saying this is an easy problem to solve, but you're making it sound no one wants it and they can never do it.

... That's all in your head, mate. I never said that nor did I imply it.

What I am implying is that the uptake is so small compared to the investment that it is unlikely to turn a profit.

If OpenAI can build a datacenter that re-uses all it's heat for example to heat a hospital nearby, that's another step towards reaching profitability.

😐

I've worked in the building industry for over 20 years. This is simply not feasible both from a material standpoint and physics standpoint.

I know it's an example, but this kind of rhetoric is exactly the kind of wishful thinking that I see in so many people who want LLMs to be a main staple of our everyday lives. Scratch the surface and it's all just fantasy.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

You > the trends show that very few want to pay for this service.

Me > These companies have BILLIONS in revenue and millions of customers, and you’re saying very few want to pay

Me > ... but you’re making it sound no one wants it

You > … That’s all in your head, mate. I never said that nor did I imply it.

Pretty sure it's not all in my head.

The heat example was just one small example of things these large data centers (not just AI ones) can do to help lower costs, and they are a real thing that are being considered. It's not a solution to their power hungry needs, but it is a small step forward on how we can do things better.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew4080092eo

1Energy said 100 gigawatt hours of energy would be generated through the network each year, equivalent to the heat needed for 20,000 homes.

Edit: Another that is in use: https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2024/07/17/inside-the-data-center-that-heats-up-a-hospital-in-vienna-austria

This system “allows us to cover between 50% and 70% of the hospital’s heating demand, and save up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year,” he said, also noting that “there are virtually no heat losses” since “the connecting pipe is quite short.”