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Triangulating AI's Climate Impact, a Look at Studies, Research and Regulation
- lcubw 2mo agoFrom water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.
- vivzkestrel 2mo ago- if everyone stopped using LLMs and went back to coding by hand, guess what happens - claude subscriptions stop selling - open AI subscriptions stop selling - both companies crash overnight - finances are pulled back from all data center projects - because obviously nobody wants to build something with no demand - but 99% of HN itself is filled with "I have stopped coding manually" people - and these are the same guys that ll on a different thread and cry about climate change