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Google's AI-powered search summaries use 10x more energy than a standard Google search | The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI (jacobin.com)
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[–] masquenox 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But they are not the ones causing climate change

The owners of google are capitalists. They are as responsible for climate change as any other capitalist.

[–] NewNewAccount 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Capitalists serve customers and do not operate in a vacuum. This finger pointing does nothing productive.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Capitalists have captured regulation and to a large extent democracy in the US. So finger pointing towards them is entirely useful. Especially given they spend good money to point the finger at us.

[–] masquenox 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Capitalists ~~serve customers~~ hoard wealth through reckless profiteering irregardless of the costs to the rest of human society and do not operate in a vacuum.

FTFY. I do agree with your last part, though. The political racketeer establishments that enable them and the fascist security institutions that protect them are equally as culpable as they are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Somebody is hitting a homerun!

Chad