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highplainsdem

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2. Because generative AI is so wasteful of compute, and the oligarchs and tech companies are demanding

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #1)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:18 PM

May 18

that everyone use it in every way possible, and too many companies and organizations and individuals have fallen for the hype.

Oh, and the billionaire AI bros are in a race to create superintelligent AI that might reward them with godlike powers and immortality - if it doesn't decide to wipe out humanity instead.

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Utah's fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America's biggest data center gets built (Grist, 5/18/26) [View all] highplainsdem May 18 OP

I'm still at a loss for why we suddenly need these gargantuan "data centers"... wcmagumba May 18 #1

Because generative AI is so wasteful of compute, and the oligarchs and tech companies are demanding highplainsdem May 18 #2

Personally popsdenver May 18 #3

I guess they no longer remember the dust bowl and how it devastated the midwest and caused the great depression kimbutgar May 18 #4