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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 days ago by DwZ@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I feel like this is similar to how Stalin and Hitler really liked to envision massive fighting machines the size of buildings. "If APC < tank < bigger tank, then I just need to build THE BIGGEST TANKS." It's like some kind of disease that infects people who aren't actually doing any of the engineering, just overseeing it, and then taking the most simple minded shortcut they can think to how to make everything more "winning."

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's already happening. Llama 4's release wasn't just a mess, but a dishonest one they cheated at/lied about. They fired a bunch of researchers, are shuffling teams around to focus more on 'products,' and seem to be hiring on Tech Bros instead.

In other words, the dysfunction is well underway. Which is kinda sad, actually, as the Llama team basically pioneered locally runnable LLMs (as opposed to AI Bro API models) with pretty lean resource access.

[–] silver13@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

The fact that as long as you have enough money you can pollute as much and consume as much ressources as you want is basically the core issue with capitalism. Its like having an ongoing oil fire in your yard and nobody is stopping you as long as you can buy new oil.

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 9 points 4 days ago

Hey yo, there are homeless people out there. Why we building AI centers this big lol

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

The AI place I work at is about 10 kwatts/sqft. Times 636 hundred million sqft (Manhattan ) = almost 7 Terawatts. Not gonna happen.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Why.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Leave room for nature.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

you can see all the nature you want in the metaverse - some rich cunt

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

We zoomed by that fifty years ago

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 3 days ago

Why don’t people block all Meta properties at the network level via IP addresses and/or DNS? Where do you think the funds to pay for this come from?

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I really hope it doesn't blow up

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

AI is so great, I use it for . . . on . . . well, . . .