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Where are all the data centres and why should you care? (investigates.thejournal.ie)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Ireland is the data centre capital of the world with 89 data centres storing your Instagram reels, TikTok dances and endless folders of photos that keep us connected in the digital world.

Data goliaths like this are at the centre of the rise in AI, with every ChatGPT prompt or AI-generated image requiring huge amounts of data to be processed.

But why should you care?

Because data centres have a major environmental cost too.

In order to keep social media scrolling, data centres use huge numbers of backup and emergency generators to stay online when the electrical grid can’t provide them with enough power.

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[–] EndRedStateSubsidies@leminal.space 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Crazy, computers use power?

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well not that obvious for everyone just how much power on the far end and in between.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

It looks like there are superconducting computers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_computing

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ai says

Virginia is home to the largest data center market in the world, with over 576 data centers, primarily located in Northern Virginia,