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My understanding is that hardware and labour costs vastly outweigh energy costs, even in the UK.
by dukeyukey 2y ago
My understanding is that hardware and labour costs vastly outweigh energy costs, even in the UK.
- alecco 2y agoAre those other costs low in UK?
- more_corn 2y agoNo. I’ve built and maintained data centers for FAANG. I’m familiar with power requirements of Ai. The amount of power needed to train and operate AI are staggering. You literally wouldn’t believe me if I told you. If you are curious I recommend that you start slow and ease into it. Jumping right to the answer will just cause your brain to bonk. We regularly throw out millions of dollars worth of equipment that is still perfectly good because the new stuff is 15% more efficient. Which means we’re spending labor and equipment costs to depreciate working infrastructure early due to power cost concerns.
- bigfatkitten 2y agoEnergy costs add up fast when you're using 120kW per rack at £0.24/kWh, not including the cost to cool it.