Comment by bb88

1 month ago

> We can't know how much power AI uses.

I call shenanigans on this statement. We can and most certainly can tell how much power AI is using. The upper bound is the total datacenter usage.

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Zaskoda  1 month ago

Might I point out this instance of Elon's company using gas powered generators to boost power at their data center:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/elon-musk...

We have no idea what's happening in private data centers around the world.

  • bb88  1 month ago

    Again shenanigans. This is an arguing technique from the bitcoin maximalists who would proclaim something to be false when a google search would show otherwise.

    You've drank some kind of kool-aid. You've been gaslit. Don't do it to the rest of us.

    https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65564#

    • Zaskoda  1 month ago

      Oh I've been a decentralist long before anyone coined the term "Bitcoin Maximalist". I've been watching haters whine and complain the whole time. Speaking of google searches, you could have easily looked up the use of hyrdro power yourself and found that it's a common practice.

      Speaking of, I just did a Google search asking if we know how much power AI is using and this was the AI response: "It is difficult to determine the exact amount of power AI is using because most leading AI companies do not disclose specific data"

      It doesn't matter how much you hate Bitcoin, it's here and it's not going away. You should probably get over it.