Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFormer Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warmingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square303fedilinkarrow-up1937arrow-down129
arrow-up1908arrow-down1external-linkFormer Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warmingwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square303fedilink
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up158arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s just an excuse to kick the can down the road further and continue making short term cash.
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·1 month ago Schmidt promises that these AI companies will make energy generation systems at least 15% more efficient or maybe even better, telling the audience that “that’s a lot of money for a utility.” He’s not even trying to be subtle about it.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 month agoI would love to drop these guys into a post scarcity society where their money means jack shit and see how they react.
minus-squareSolarMonkey@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoCan you drop me there first, please? I promise to be suitably wowed. Also, I’ll film them for you. Sacrifices for the greater good or whatever.
It’s just an excuse to kick the can down the road further and continue making short term cash.
He’s not even trying to be subtle about it.
I would love to drop these guys into a post scarcity society where their money means jack shit and see how they react.
Can you drop me there first, please?
I promise to be suitably wowed. Also, I’ll film them for you. Sacrifices for the greater good or whatever.