The EU Commission’s policy on data centres keeps information on individual centres’ energy and water use under wraps. Research by Corporate Europe Observatory and AlgorithmWatch, and published by Investigate Europe and media across Europe, reveals the Commission copied and pasted an amendment suggested by Microsoft and the lobby group Digital Europe. The aim? In the face of growing resistance, to prevent NGOs from obtaining information on energy-hungry data centres.
the European Commission is increasingly focusing on ‘winning the global AI race’
How can so many people be so gullible? The only thing winning this race will get you is a wrecked environment and economy. There is literally no upside to this and it’s obvious to anyone who can think about anything other than the size of their bank account.
Guess I have one more reason to stop using Windows.
Any legislation with data centers needs frequent energy audits