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Watching the world burn as all the money flows into a multitrillion-dollar Magic 8 Ball
The Kettle podcast episode discusses the environmental impact of AI-driven datacenters, particularly xAI's projects in Memphis, Tennessee, which use gas turbines contributing to climate change. Host Brandon Vigliarolo links recent wildfire smoke from Canada to climate issues exacerbated by such infrastructure.
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- How AI and satellites help fight wildfires
- Canadian wildfire smoke blankets D.C., Chicago and Detroit
- Canadian wildfire smoke blankets D.C., Chicago and Detroit
- More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
- Asia’s AI boom has a dirty secret: the coal that powers it