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AI is the Next Fissure for MAGA to Crack

AI is the Next Fissure for MAGA to Crack

And the DemoKKKrats don't even know it's happening.

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Nov 26, 2024
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Just how much energy does AI use? Right now, AI is sucking up 3% of world energy consumption. That’s about to explode. America is soon to hit the 6% mark of all world energy consumption with the next-level AI. AI requires about 14 times that of a traditional server. By 2030, AI-related generation is expected to add 323 terawatt hours of electricity demand, or seven times that of New York City for an entire year. The greenies point out that right now the AI energy footprint in CO2 equals that of Brazil.

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