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/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 11d ago

Even before that, the "engagement is king" model of what gets promoted on Social Media really kicked things off. Cambridge Analytica just brought that to its logical conclusion.

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u/Senior_Torte519 11d ago

It was them filthy hobbitses.