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Neighbours do that for thousands of years. Data centers are at least somewhat useful...
Data centers are useful.
Massive AI data centers are not.
Free heating in the winter to give an example… but I guess this is unheard off
edit: Looking at the downvotes I must say that I am not sure if it's because you missed the sarcasm, missed the bad pun or if you got it all but just hate it. I need more feedback.
Sarcasm or not, the people dealing with localized datacenter heating during already hot weather don't find it funny.
"AI datacenter are creating “heat islands,” warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than 340 million people. "
Why are you sending link? That’s what i’m talking about obviously, lol
Also free heating in summer, whether you want it or not.
Well yes, that's what I've implied