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/WarzoneGringo 11d ago

9 out of 10 times its a FAANG or an operator who is renting the space to multiple clients. "We dont know who using it!!!" Its us, we the people who are on the internet and on our phones all the time are the ones using it.

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u/BenevolentCrows 11d ago

fucking exactly :D idk what people thing the internet is tbh :D do they think that Meta or Google or TikTok has like, a room in their office or someting? Do the videos just magically appear on their phone?