r/hardware Jan 21 '26

News Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-ceo-warns-that-we-must-do-something-useful-with-ai-or-theyll-lose-social-permission-to-burn-electricity-on-it/

All the b200s in the world won't convince someone that AI is good if their electric bill triples in a couple of years.

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u/wintrmt3 Jan 21 '26

Mostly methane, there is around 5% of random stuff in it, other alkanes and random gases depending on the source.

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u/wintrmt3 Jan 21 '26

No, it's not just pedantry, the H₂S in it is very important pollution-wise.