Triangulating AI's Climate Impact, a Look at Studies, Research and Regulation (read.misalignedmag.com) 1 points by lcubw 19d ago ↗ HN
[–] lcubw 19d ago ↗ From water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.
[–] vivzkestrel 19d 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
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[ 0.27 ms ] story [ 11.4 ms ] thread- 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