return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down14cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoOn one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoMy guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake. However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agotry doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
On one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
Simple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
My guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake.
However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
try doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
Like the UAE?