Our research team got a massive grant to study climate solutions but the computational requirements mean we're contributing significantly to data center energy consumption to do the research. Half the team thinks we should accept the carbon cost for the greater good and half thinks we need to fundamentally redesign our approach even if it takes longer.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group faces the paradox of potentially causing environmental harm in service of preventing greater environmental harm.
“Where Are You with Energy consumption of data centers?”
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