Xai's Colossus 2 – First Gigawatt Datacenter in the World
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XAI's Colossus 2 is reportedly the world's first gigawatt datacenter, sparking concerns about the environmental impact of massive AI infrastructure projects among HN commenters.
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idiotsecant
4 months ago
1 replyWe're dumping carbon into the air as hard as we can so that some old rich guys can get a 2% better model than some other old rich guys.
dzhiurgis
4 months ago
You want to calibrate your ethics scale. Young poor guys travelling Ryanair dump orders or magnitude more while producing nothing of value.
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