Given your experience with data centers, what do you think of this quote from the article?

> In any case, even the noise worry is overstated: many viral videos of supposed AI data centre noise are really Bitcoin mines, not state-of-the-art hyperscaler facilities.

Are there really major differences between a hyperscaler, neocloud, and crypto mining data center in terms of noise pollution or other negative effects?

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jedberg an hour ago | parent [-]

No, there really isn't. It's more a question of how the data center is cooled. There are quieter more expensive options, which is why they often aren't used.

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coffeefirst an hour ago | parent [-]

Interesting. What ways? Suppose I wanted to call the governor and say “I have an answer to how to regulate these that solves the noise problem” what would we be asking for?

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jedberg an hour ago | parent [-]

Regulations about 95th percentile decible levels at certain distances, and regulations about max decibel levels at certain distances, for all buildings.

	▲	coffeefirst an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sure. But what’s the technical way or meet that requirement? Is there a specific method or is it just that they can but they don’t care because there’s no law?