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The Great AI/Data Center Scam

November 9, 2024 admin AI, Amazon, apple, Artificial Intelligence, consumer technology, data centers, energy efficiency, google, meta, microsoft, pjm, pjm interconnection, policy & politics, tesla, xai

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:24:46 +0000

The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.

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Will Musk’s AI Supercomputer Compromise A Local Community’s Grid?

November 8, 2024 admin carbon emissions, demand response, elon musk, grid, grid parity, tesla, xai

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:20:00 +0000

Elon Musk has announced that he is building the world’s largest supercomputer. The problem is that it will require the same amount of electricity as would power 100,000 homes. Musk’s potential supercomputer power usage has many regional community members in the southwest Memphis area concerned, who say the artificial intelligence … [continued]

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