2026-01-12 22:41:44
Scientists call for 'systems reset' to redefine sustainable development #environment
Scientists call for 'systems reset' to redefine sustainable development #environment
When the EIB grants a €20B loan for AI infrastructure while its yearly budget is €100B, that effectively means one-fifth of its annual budget goes to AI infrastructure.
Public transport? Green energy? Social infrastructure? No. Instead, data centres operated by private consortia to potentially sell private services. I hope it will be at least to produce open-source models and software.
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Amazing development; Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) steps away from providing iphones and samsung phones for employees, switching to the more managable, sustainable and more cost efficient #fairphone instead: