Oddbean new post about login | logout We have a global freshwater crisis and it going to get much, much worse What's the solution? AI and more data say the tech visionaries and innovators Doesn't AI consume vast quantities of water itself? Globally, data centers are forecast to consume 450m gallons of water daily by 2030, up from ~205m in 2016, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg. https://thehustle.co/big-tech-s-thirst-for-ai-dominance-may-bring-literal-thirst-for-everyone-else/
@31b3bda5 Why do humans need to create AI to solve problems, when the AI requires the humans to collect data to feed in to the AI in the first place. At one time we just analyzed the data ourselves.
@31b3bda5 If we worked in the proper direction, and decided where we were, mapped the systems, and planned a route, we wouldn't like the answers. We need food, water, wet bulb temp, shelter, and basic medical care for all humans, without damaging the biosphere for other living organisms we share it with, and that we rely on. We can have all of that, but we certainly won't be tweeting about it as we live it. The answers are politically untenable, so we collapse. I do agree with the OP.