Jesse PohlmanMay 25

A new #TheProgressiveCafe about #AI Datacenters, #AIWater, and AOC making a broad umbrella issue into something narrower and more focused.

Why, yes, she miiiiight be gearing up for a national run!

https://the-progressive-cafe.beehiiv.com/p/aoc-hits-on-a-national-issue-i-ll-call-ai-water

AOC Hits On A National Issue I'll Call "AI Water."

A classic display of water pollution propels Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez's "Fight Oligarchy" movement from "general" to "very specific."

The Progressive Cafe
bs2Nov 30, 2024
> Barcelona’s thriving startup scene is only a small part of the picture. The conversation no one wants to have is that it’s still impossible to calculate how many resources the infrastructure of AI needs to run at scale—including water, a resource Spain is rapidly running out of, with 78% of its landmass threatened by desertification. By choosing AI industry-driven growth today, will urban planners in Spain jeopardize their water tomorrow?
https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/
#AIWater #SalamiWater
Why We Don’t Know AI's True Water Footprint | TechPolicy.Press

Miranda Gabbott asks, by choosing AI industry-driven growth today, will urban planners in Spain jeopardize their water tomorrow?

Tech Policy Press