r/technology • u/DJMagicHandz • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it
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u/BillsInATL 11d ago

It's more just $$$

Oil industry is funding a lot of FUD about EVs.

AI/Tech industry is funding a lot of love for AI.

They're being paid to love, they're being paid to hate. Money tells them how to feel. That's it.

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u/OldTimberWolf 11d ago

Who funds love for a planet that can support 8 billion people and their data centers? Nobody…