Data centers, whose expansion is being fueled dramatically by the artificial intelligence boom, have a far bigger carbon footprint than previously estimated, according to a new study. The sprawling, power-hungry sites, used to store critical IT infrastructure like servers, are being built worldwide by companies and countries as AI applications…
  • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Unfortunately not. Computing hardware doesn’t get that hot.

    The chips would be fried if you had them at the temperatures where they were generating enough steam to run a turbine.