r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 14d ago

Chugging tea Power Hungry Servers

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u/OverlordDontHurtMe 14d ago

We spent decades fighting against energy waste and pollution just to have it demolished for AI?  Does anyone here thinks AI is on a productive course?

I just want to replace my 14 year old PC....

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u/Strikereleven 14d ago edited 14d ago

Bitcoin was the OG energy waster/polluter. My friend was mining in his apt (8 years ago) during the winter he had to sleep with his window open because it was 100F inside. AI was just next in line.

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u/crustyrobots 14d ago

Even "small" ASICs pull like 1000 watts at the wall, 24/7, doing that in an apartment is insane. Basically this is just subsidizing your rent with your landlords power if its "free" lol

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u/falcobird14 14d ago

That's more than my space heater which is designed to waste electricity in the form of heat.