Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMajor Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 losswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1392arrow-down110
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkMajor Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 losswww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·21 hours agoWasting electricity that was already being wasted isn’t as bad as wasting electricity that was being used for something productive, I guess.
minus-squaredjsp@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·12 hours agoSurplus electricity would lower bills for both households, which have been particularly affected by rising prices, and different industries which have also had to contend with AI for capital.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoThis isbprobably a philosophical question that i dont know the answer to, but its still a waste.
Wasting electricity that was already being wasted isn’t as bad as wasting electricity that was being used for something productive, I guess.
Surplus electricity would lower bills for both households, which have been particularly affected by rising prices, and different industries which have also had to contend with AI for capital.
This isbprobably a philosophical question that i dont know the answer to, but its still a waste.