Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effectswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1705arrow-down114cross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkAI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effectswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square146linkfedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAs far as I understood, those noises would come from gas or diesel electricity generators and cooling systems.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoYes, but also just from the fans and air movement inside the facility too. I work near a datacenter in a basement with thick concrete walls, and you can still hear the servers from outside. And the racks in that one are only half full.
As far as I understood, those noises would come from gas or diesel electricity generators and cooling systems.
Yes, but also just from the fans and air movement inside the facility too. I work near a datacenter in a basement with thick concrete walls, and you can still hear the servers from outside. And the racks in that one are only half full.