beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHow much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use? /// Less than 2% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.ourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkHow much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use? /// Less than 2% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.ourworldindata.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareblack0ut@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 hours agoLast I read, the entire internet used less than 2% of the electricity we generate. Using the same amount of energy just for a spicy autocorrect is insane.
Last I read, the entire internet used less than 2% of the electricity we generate. Using the same amount of energy just for a spicy autocorrect is insane.
This is 12 years old