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Stilgherrian
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This meme really shits me. This is not how you measure data centres because they come in all shapes and sizes. Data centres aren’t only about AI. The US has many smaller, older data centres. And the US is home to the vast majority of internet services that serve the entire planet. So much dumb. 1/2

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Stilgherrian
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Note for the hard of thinking: This is not an apologia for large-scale AI developments. This is not to say that there is or isn’t an AI race. This is just a complaint about such a dumb argument getting so much traction simply because it matches some people’s current gripes. Do better. 2/2

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Stilgherrian
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As it happens, Johanna Weaver and I talk about exactly this thing in this week’s podcast, although it’s only a small part of our conversation.

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