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Canada’s largest AI data centre starts construction this spring in Saskatchewan. It’s one of many being built or proposed across the country. Today, a look a...

Canada’s largest AI data centre starts construction this spring in Saskatchewan. It’s one of many being built or proposed across the country. Today, a look at these centres’ controversial track record.

  • Chronic_AllTheThings
    5·
    16 hours ago

    I’m glad the noise pollution at least gets a mention. Benn Jordan (who has some of the very best and most fascinating videos on all of YouTube) did an excellent video a about it.

  • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
    7·
    19 hours ago

    We have a global energy crisis, one of many simultaneous crises including climate and here we are wasting fortunes on data centres. What good is control of populations (AI based Big Brother) in a dying civilization? (Ecological overshoot)

    • GrindingGears
      4·
      17 hours ago

      Meh. I think the bubble will pop before its done, and it’ll turn into a Spirit Halloween or something. This whole AI thing is cooked, like even the brain dead zombies are finally starting to realize like hey wait this thing can’t actually do shit except give me big word salads. The people who are still true believers are embarrassing at this point, they look like fools.