lol, US bitcoin miners are now competing with AI for cheap power in the US (www.bloomberg.com)
from dgerard@awful.systems to buttcoin@awful.systems on 14 Apr 2024 14:25
https://awful.systems/post/1358192

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more on the “halvening”: awful.systems/post/1054074

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gerikson@awful.systems on 14 Apr 2024 14:52 next collapse

I wish I could say “let them fight” but this is bad for the environment and bad for productive uses of energy so it’s more a “whoever wins, we lose” situation.

skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Apr 2024 15:33 collapse

but can both of them lose?

TheRecruiter@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 2024 16:46 collapse

Honestly from the get go i was hoping both of them would lose but it seems that isnt the case with AI at least

LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 2024 15:29 next collapse

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BlueMonday1984@awful.systems on 14 Apr 2024 23:17 collapse

Whoever wins, we lose