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My experience is somewhat in the middle -- I see educated non-technical people who are strongly against AI because they see it as polluting, "wasting water", an
by kube-system 7mo ago
My experience is somewhat in the middle -- I see educated non-technical people who are strongly against AI because they see it as polluting, "wasting water", and harmful to society. Although many use it anyway.
I could totally believe uneducated or less well-adjusted people reacting in the above way, though.
- _aavaa_ 7mo agoNon-technical indeed. The wasting water or pollution argument is getting really tiring.
- digdugdirk 7mo agoI would be careful about this one. While the overall impact (in the global/national aggregate sense) may not be massive, the impact to individual communities nearby these new hyperscale datacenters is far more impactful than most people on this site might think. Look at the grok datacenter in Memphis for one example. The "move fast and break things" mentality in this arena isn't about code anymore, it's being applied to communities.
- _aavaa_ 7mo agoLet’s say we grant the grok example. A) How many other datacenters with similar problems can you name? B) How does this industry compare to every other one on earth, and then look at the disproportionate hate this gets compared to other industries that are substantially worse.
- solid_fuel 7mo agoI'm going to flip this around, I know about the grok data center because I am under the impression it is unusual in terms of approvals and pollution. How many other datacenters with similar problems can you name? If it is indeed not unique, I would appreciate you pointing out some other examples of the same behavior from non-AI related datacenters.