what *i* wanna know is when we’re going to start communicating this in schools to teachers and students, as well as to the companies—ESPECIALLY in media—jumping into contracts with AI companies. cant be pro-learning/growth and pro-AI, if it burns the planet down faster than we already are - ThreadSky

leximcmenamin.bsky.social • 91 days ago

what *i* wanna know is when we’re going to start communicating this in schools to teachers and students, as well as to the companies—ESPECIALLY in media—jumping into contracts with AI companies. cant be pro-learning/growth and pro-AI, if it burns the planet down faster than we already are

Reposted from Phil Lewis

AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power.

New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans

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cashhungwell.bsky.social•90 days ago

Water, too. Data centers use over 100,000 gallons per day.

sv-rub-a-dub.bsky.social•91 days ago

I am a teacher. My colleagues and administration refuse to even entertain the notion that AI is damaging, saying it is no different than when iPads were first introduced to schools.

I swear to God some of teachers I work with are genuinely the most ignorant and misinformed people around.

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

woof that’s horrible to hear. my mom is a teacher too and i know in her district they’re not really aware either

sv-rub-a-dub.bsky.social•91 days ago

The sheer utter lack of any understanding of how AI works - from intellectual property theft to the insane ecological footprint - is disturbing.

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

and it’s seemingly intentional that people are so unaware; tbh, I didn’t realize until AFTER it became, like, everywhere. it sucks

sv-rub-a-dub.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's like driving a car and not taking five minutes to learn how to change a wheel. Or buying a house and not knowing how the circuit breaker panel works.

Ignorance is celebrated in our society, and those with authority are for some reason automatically trusted to be magically right about all.

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

seriously

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3ledvun3eqs2d

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

in the meantime let’s all type “-AI” when using google search 😭

greenlightening.bsky.social•91 days ago

Or just use a different engine. Duckduckgo sans AI settings is fairly good.

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

yes totally! just for those not yet aware

greenlightening.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yeah, the fact that the monopolistic defacto way of finding things on the internet has turned itself into a planet-burning machine (that gives incorrect info) and most people are unaware… is something.

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

it’s driving me a lil deranged lol

kerthulhu75.bsky.social•90 days ago

Probably about ten minutes after it's too late to do anything about it using the most common tactic (organized protests) or the most effective tactic (Hayduking and convincing insurance companies that it's too expensive to maintain).

vanderhoofy.bsky.social•91 days ago

at my most conspiratorial i worry it's all about convincing young people to put environmental concerns aside because they can't write and need the tech too much

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

thanks for giving me a point to ponder for when work restarts lol 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 hate it here part a million

leximcmenamin.bsky.social•91 days ago

(will link to ur ~skeet~ ofc)

jucifer.bsky.social•91 days ago

!!! btw in the past couple weeks ive randomly seen blurbs about prices going up for household electricity in a few different states

almost as if *something* was using extra🤔😡

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