The AI Gigafactories call is now open.

[jt_rebelo@ciberlandia.pt]

@robelix being an EU financed project, they'll do the same they did in Web3/NFT/Blockchain: allow the projects to go forward while knowing fully well that it'll never bring anything to fruition.
@HennaVirkkunen

[radicalabacus@hachyderm.io]

@HennaVirkkunen the nuclear power station Romania had to shut down due to lack of water provides 1.3GW; 20% of the nation's electricity, or enough for 1 or 2 large AI data centers. These things are opportunities to send huge amounts of money out of the EU to import hardware that will be worthless within 3 years and will consume obscene amounts of power in the meantime

[androcat@toot.cat]

@HennaVirkkunen Spend the money on rooting out the far right terrorists instead.

It's self-funding once you put in the effort, since rich people are illegally funding these groups.

Including Putin, Musk, and other such known criminals.

[mcwabbit@tenforward.social]

@HennaVirkkunen Can we stop drinking the AI CoolAid? Let's stop drinking the AI CoolAid. There are more pressing matters like, oh I dunno: OUR CLIMATE AND LIVEABLE ENVIRONMENT.

[bencotterill@mastodon.social]

@HennaVirkkunen You’re pleased to do this?

It’s not a milestone it’s a millstone that will sink you.

[ftp303@mastodon.social]

@HennaVirkkunen hope that at least they're paying you well because all of this will be studied in the future, if there's any left, and all of you will be remembered as traitors.

[djsf@fosstodon.org]

@HennaVirkkunen Please do not do this

[anominominominous@polyglot.city]

@HennaVirkkunen there are wildfires everywhere, in sardinia we suffer from draughts, and you want to build a few goddamned slop gigafactories? i hope you "pro-ai" all have to pay 5 euros for a glass of water, you cunts

[leonieke@squilla.vitaulium.eu]

@HennaVirkkunen No, are you kidding me?
Our continent is on fire, drinking water is scarce, and you propose to have more useless data centers?

[eco_amandine@mastodon.cr]

@HennaVirkkunen what a waste of resources and land. France and Spain are on fire. Isn't it enough for politicians to stop and think about our future?

[timwardcam@c.im]

@HennaVirkkunen Give it a few years to see if it's real, first, eh? - you wouldn't want to end up blowing vast quantities of public money on something like blockchain or NFTs, now, would you.

[drjlecter@beige.party]

@HennaVirkkunen you mean it's the last nail in our coffin.

[ovro@mastodon.art]

@HennaVirkkunen Kuinka paljon voitelurahaa "tekoäly* firmat ovat syytäneet sinulle?

Olisi edes joku ymmärrettävä syy olla aiheesta iloinen. Täysin moraaliton, mutta edes syy.

Koska vaihtoehto on että olet muuten vain nielaissut kaiken varastaneen, keskinkertaista paskaa tuottavan, elämää tuhoavan teknologian myyntipuheet.

[osma@mas.to]

Using that funding to build resilience to the European power grid, ability to combat wild fires, and sustainable help against heat waves will drive much more wellbeing and competitiveness than a late me-too move on what the future will judge as a fascist power move against democracies.
@HennaVirkkunen

[atomfrede@mastodon.social]

@HennaVirkkunen No. Please no.

[musaceae@social.vivaldi.net]

@HennaVirkkunen I see my opinion is already shared in detail. But I still want to say what a terrible, mindblowing stupid idea this is, in case it's not clear enough.

[drewph@ieji.de]

@HennaVirkkunen

Disgusting squandering of Earth's limited resources. The European Union should be ashamed of itself.

[ret@furry.engineer]

@HennaVirkkunen "gigafactories" must be the marketing rebadge of "datacentres" because you know how unpopular they are.

[cid_terron@social.linux.pizza]

@HennaVirkkunen
Whoever has a lack of drinking water. This politician is to blame.
And when there is a scarcity - they have already used up their allocation several times over.

[richlv@mastodon.social]

@malte @HennaVirkkunen Unfortunately, this account so far is for posting only (but good to have it nevertheless!).
If you want to provide (polite) feedback, their office was responsive over email, probably would be similar with phonecalls.