Same in Germany: The center right CDU tries to get voters from the far right AFD. Never worked, but they keep on trying.

AI systems themselves don’t inherently require large amounts of water. The water use comes from data center cooling design choices. Closed-loop liquid cooling systems can minimize water consumption, and large bodies of water like lakes, rivers, or the sea can serve as effective heat sinks.

So, high water usage is not a technical necessity of AI. It’s just cheaper and easier to ignore mother nature. Especially when you are in a race against the other AI companies.

If the US had not given up on saving the climate, laws for environmental protection could have helped.

The thing is, the AI bubble is mainly a big fucking bet.

The bet is, that the new data centers will bring us AGI or even ASI.

As long as they haven’t tested that theory it’s unlikely that the bubble will burst - they just put too much money in there to fold now. It’s “all in” for AI companies.

They hope that AI will take over most white collar work, and with robotics later most work overall.

The German government is deathly afraid of anything that could be constructed as anti-semitic. Probably also bought, but that’s just a guess. Pathetic, and I say that as a German.

Naaah, needs more feathers on the good boy.

Sure, if you are into slow mêlée builds…

Talks too much is not necessary a problem.

/Signed an introvert who likes it when others carry the conversation