Power shortages mean Ireland will have to choose between AI and housing, says senior Government official

it already has

I hate how I *am* sure which one they'll choose.

Actually no. AI is going to perform all work in the future, so what would we need to keep alive and house humans for? /s

*"Let them eat cloud."*

They're building an offshore wind farm very near me but Jesus it's slow going and a bunch of NIMBYs are objecting to it on aesthetic grounds.

It would be political suicide for the current government to prioritise almost anything over housing at this point. We've had a housing crisis here for over a decade.

Damn that's a really tough decision.

Unfortunately this completely lacks any background information.

Ireland is a prime location for offshore wind power so the idea that there would be a structural power shortage seems implausible without further info.

Either way cutting down on data centers and AI slop wasting energy is a reasonable thing to do, no matter where in the world.

I hate how we can't be sure which one they'll choose.

I pick housing.

Wdym "choose"?

I'm gonna go with more power generation capacity.

AI trash has to start creating code to optimise itself or it can fuck off