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Sorta like how corporations pushed recycling onto the public to deflect from their own culpability for pollution. Why would we regulate the companies building huge data centers when we can get average people to absorb the cost? It's not like they're making obscene profits while laying off untold thousands.

I mean, if that was the case, sure, let's have them pay to clean up the waste they generate. But have you seen NVIDIA, Microsoft, or Meta lately? These companies are barely staying in business. Their CEOs can hardly afford to ride the bus to work. Let's cut them a break.

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[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

More processing might result in more water use, but storage? It makes no actual sense. Having more stuff sitting in your storage isn’t making your computer hotter.

In fact, I guess creating a guideline for servers to use more efficient processors would do much more for that.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nope. Server farms are by design made with energy efficiency in mind. You can't push them any further with regulation

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

It makes sense, and in the long term even LLMs will need more efficient hardware if it will stick around in affordable prices.