Microsoft latest report shows 25% emissions raised due to AI data centers

- sometimes i really remember that image of a the evolution of man and at the last step it says we need to turn back

- some of the recent inventions genuinely feel like "oops this is a bad idea, lets go back one step"

- a non deterministic system that actively atrophies skills and people actively signing up for it left and right has to be one of the wildest things i have seen in my lifetime so far

AI progress feels much less magical when you include the physical infrastructure and energy costs behind every model call.

Source blog post: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/07/09/respons...