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- The Puppeteers of Perception: How AI Systems Are Designed to Mislead. Jonathan Cohler Tue, 3 Sep 24, 7:00pmBut the neural networks, like people, cannot lie unless they've been trained to lie. The fact that AI companies have put in all these layers of what I call their control program... they're nervous that once people figure...
- Forbes: AI is Driving Corporations to Abandon Climate Commitments Sun, 1 Sep 24, 3:00amYet more evidence yesterday's utopian corporate climate mission statements are today's shredder trash.
- Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Sun, 4 Aug 24, 2:00amThe 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’
- The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals Fri, 2 Aug 24, 9:00pmAs demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves
- Sceptics say EVs will overwhelm the grid. In fact, they could be part of the solution Mon, 15 Jul 24, 4:00pmElectric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ that can put energy back into the National Grid when solar panels and windfarms do not provide much power
- British electricity prices could hinder switch to green technology, says steel industry Thu, 4 Jul 24, 10:33pmUK Steel says British firms paid prices in spring well over double French and Spanish equivalents
- Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race? Thu, 4 Jul 24, 3:00pmNew computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t afford to get left behind in a winner takes all market
- AI drive brings Microsoft’s ‘green moonshot’ down to earth in west London Sat, 29 Jun 24, 7:00pmTech firm’s bid to remove more CO2 than it produces is being tested as AI spawns new energy-hungry datacentres
- AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says Fri, 28 Jun 24, 12:36amMicrosoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by data centres
- In threat to climate safety, Michigan to woo tech data centers with new laws Mon, 3 Jun 24, 9:00pmOpponents of bills argue ‘offramp’ to keep gas or coal plants running will be triggered if energy-heavy centers are built
- Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint | Koren Helbig Sat, 18 May 24, 1:00amThe invisible downside to our online lives is the data stored at giant energy-guzzling datacentres
- Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA Thu, 25 Apr 24, 9:17pmEnergy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%
- The Connecticut Nuclear Data Center Controversy Exposes Tech Giant Renewable Hypocrisy Sat, 20 Apr 24, 11:00amTech giants which in public virtue signal their commitment to useless renewables are quietly arranging more potent and reliable energy sources for their own needs.
- Hyping the AI Apocalypse Sun, 7 Apr 24, 3:00amThe red flag - the people hyping the AI apocalypse are mostly the same people who promised us a climate crisis for all these years.
- US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale Wed, 3 Apr 24, 12:00amRecent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050