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[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 24 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I know people who are having babies now; and to think I was worried what would happen in my lifetime.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

Almost like some kind of… hockey stick?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, we have to wait until we have fed enough training data into the slop machines until we can do anything about it, because humans are way too stupid to do it, and even if they weren't, it wouldn't be futuristic enough.

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I wasn't aware they could close them.

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 30 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Don't worry guys, AI is gonna save us!

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[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Before this whole thing goes under, I vote we take it upon ourselves to punish those responsible for destroying this planet for their own greed. All billionaires and trillionaires must go, in a method befitting what they have done. Every member of the board of every oil company should join them. And all politicians who have allowed this should go first.

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago (10 children)

That's what you get when you build insane amounts of AI data centers. In The Netherlands Microsoft data centers are responsible for 1% of all power consumption in the country. Google refuses to give insight in their power consumption. And now there's a sharp acceleration in global warming. I wonder how. FFS.

[–] Iamaquantummechanic@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The acceleration started happening 11-13 years ago...

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[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 17 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Yeah, because if it wasn’t for AI, the climate would be just fine.

Blame the motor vehicle, logging, industrial farming, factories…

I get that AI is the new poster-boy for everything that’s wrong with the world, but the environment was fucked long before it came along.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 23 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Any idea what could be causing this?

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

It’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma and covered in secret sauce.

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