I know this is likely to be a primitive take on the energy crisis we are facing. But more data definitely doesn't mean less energy. More electric cars doesn't mean less energy. More iPhones don't mean less energy. It's a broken and false narrative.
Trying to meet this half way, which is the current ambition, is a poisoned well. The more end user products require charging, the deeper you have to dig to offer that remote power source.
My latest for @Nature: AI's environmental costs are soaring. The new energy-hungry models for video, text, and image could create an energy crisis - and impact drinking water reserves. We urgently need action from industry, researchers, and legislators. https://t.co/1zT0mMaP4f
@SureAsMel Huge sympathy to a fellow sufferer of @AirbnbHelp right now. They refunded my initial payment after I moved in on a long term let without telling me or explaining why and threatened that if I didn't pay again they would cancel the entire reservation. My bank rejected the refund!
The GOP and its allies are attempting to suppress freedom to teach, conduct research, learn, and engage in political dissent at universities and colleges across the US.
https://t.co/ZhEblGHpTz
In the Field 2 | Call for Proposals now open
Dates: 5 and 6 Jul 2024
Deadline for proposals: 6 Feb 2024
After over 10 years, In the Field returns - bringing together the latest research and artistic explorations in the practice of field recording.
https://t.co/PpNHT1gtAw
Call to sound studies and ethnomusicologists. Are Singing Bowls several thousand years old traditional instruments or food bowls that Americans picked up in the 70s whilst backpacking and took home?