The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

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    13 hours ago

    Yep it’s how I heat my place, though 40-60% of the heat still comes from natural gas unfortunately.

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      4 hours ago

      Yep, that’s exactly how it is for us. I really hope that our local district heating company get’s tfe shift to renewals done because CO2 prices are rising in the next years and district heating is expensive enough as it is…