The AI Gigafactories call is now open.

[statsguy@mas.to]

@HennaVirkkunen Have you noticed that large chunks of Europe are on fire at the moment? Not sure €30 billion worth of massively carbon emitting kit is going to help.

[annaf@climatejustice.social]

@HennaVirkkunen Europe is on fire and you’re spending money on data centres that drain water supplies and heat up their surroundings. The money they make will go into the pockets of the super rich, the jobs will be few. Sounds like a recipe for civil unrest to me?

[oha@ak.pobierz.net]

@HennaVirkkunen I cant wait for this stupid bubble to pop

[photovince@mastodon.social]

@engineer @danielquinn @HennaVirkkunen Haha… let our slowness work for us!

Slow and steady not only wins the race, but lets one see if there even *is* a race to begin with!

[twilliability@genart.social]

@HennaVirkkunen I speak for many fellow Europeans: We do not want this.

[ginkka@mastodon.social]

@HennaVirkkunen

I prefer a livable continent.

We already lack clean water, clean electricity and it's too damn hot and burning already.

Build for need, not for "who has the longest Infantino"

[dukeboitans@mas.to]

@HennaVirkkunen OMG how are you going to power them up? we're in an unprecedented drought and literally burning alive! this is a disaster. and without even talking about the absolute financial and social catastrophe.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@HennaVirkkunen it's good to see Europe investing in digital sovereignty.

[sushee@ohai.social]

@HennaVirkkunen

and where exactly in europe is any area even remotely suitable for a datacenter available, can supply the water (from dried out rivers?), and the necessary power (france who has to turn off nuclear power due to lack of cooling?)?

which area WANTS a data center draining so much power equivalent to an country?

nobody NEEDS and nobody WANTS the ecological and economic disaster of AI.

come back with 30 billion for alternative energy and green computing first.

[inhji@indieweb.social]

@HennaVirkkunen What are you smoking? Must be strong stuff.

[kouett@soc.kouett.net.eu.org]

@HennaVirkkunen kindly,

no.

[aerique@genart.social]

@HennaVirkkunen Are you retarded?

[mario@hub.somaton.com]

@Henna Virkkunen yay, more slop!

[ginkka@mastodon.social]

@evan who is saying it's just for Europeans?
I don't believe that
@HennaVirkkunen

[kayla@kittyy.mom]

@HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu keep yourself safe

[ozdreaming@infosec.exchange]

@StarkRG @HennaVirkkunen amazingly succinct summary (bookmarked), only missing asbestos in the comparisons.

[dbg3d@masto.es]

@HennaVirkkunen

Let's hope you, your family and every corrupted croock approving this will be affected by floods, fires and whatever the planet throws. Like is happening in Spain and France.

Because you keep increasing the global temperature, installing this useless and needless monsters.

Created to feed the stupid #AI, and the ctiminal #AISlop business that stole the works hundreds of thousands of artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. Inducing vulnerable people into suicide.

You are quite happy making investments with european money, that you do not earn, to support the business of corrupt politicians like you, criminals, scammers and FOREIGN smoke sellers. Because the AI companies are not European.

You should stop this, and swiftly resign. And be taken to court for fund mishandling.

[kritischelezer@mastodon.social]

@HennaVirkkunen You are out of your mind. Future generations will remember this colossal waste of energy and resources. #climatecrisis #extractivism

[mro@digitalcourage.social]

@HennaVirkkunen
Please do not do this

[andre@waag.social]

@HennaVirkkunen I can imagine we want some investments in this area, but invest wisely and forward thinking. Don’t expect miracles by throwing money. Latest insights indicate that smaller models can be very effective. And please consider the environment, the main challenge that we have!