8 points | by lcubw 15 hours ago ago
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- if everyone stopped using LLMs and went back to coding by hand, guess what happens
- claude subscriptions stop selling
- open AI subscriptions stop selling
- both companies crash overnight
- finances are pulled back from all data center projects
- because obviously nobody wants to build something with no demand
- but 99% of HN itself is filled with "I have stopped coding manually" people
- and these are the same guys that ll on a different thread and cry about climate change
From water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.
- if everyone stopped using LLMs and went back to coding by hand, guess what happens
- claude subscriptions stop selling
- open AI subscriptions stop selling
- both companies crash overnight
- finances are pulled back from all data center projects
- because obviously nobody wants to build something with no demand
- but 99% of HN itself is filled with "I have stopped coding manually" people
- and these are the same guys that ll on a different thread and cry about climate change
From water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.