AI’s Underwater Server Farms: The Dumbest Idea Yet?
The generative AI industry has a new plan to tackle its energy woes: sinking server farms into the San Francisco Bay. While it cuts cooling costs, critics worry about disrupting wildlife and triggering toxic algae blooms. Is underwater data storage a genius hack or just more auto-generated bullshit?
Hot Take:
Sinking server farms in the San Francisco Bay to save energy? That’s like throwing your dirty laundry in the neighbor’s pool and calling it a cleaning innovation. Congrats, AI industry—just when we thought you couldn’t get any murkier, you dove right into it!
Key Points:
- Generative AI is criticized for being wasteful and producing low-quality content.
- AI server farms require enormous amounts of energy and water for cooling.
- NetworkOcean proposes underwater data centers to reduce cooling costs.
- Regulatory bodies question the legality and environmental impact of such tests.
- Experts worry about potential harm to marine life and water quality.
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