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Mix Mistress Alice💄Sep 2, 2025

"The AI industry engages in the same kind of labor outsourcing that many other industries do, finding places that are far away and off the radar of their average consumer to perform the dirtiest work. In the AI industry, however, there's an additional layer.

Anyone who buys clothes has an inherent understanding that they were made by someone, somewhere. With AI, that fundamental assumption isn't there because most people don’t understand that digital technologies have a very physical footprint and that a lot of labor is involved. By doing the same kind of outsourcing that other industries have done, it enhances the “magic veneer” created for their AI products."—Karen Hao

Behind the scenes of the 'Empire of AI' >

https://bianet.org/haber/behind-the-scenes-of-the-empire-of-ai-310761

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Behind the Scenes of the 'Empire of AI'

"These companies' behavior directly parallels that of historical empires. They literally grab a lot of land to build the data centers they need to train their AI models."

Quantum Observer Jul 19, 2023

Atom Computing and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Exploring Electric Grid Optimization Using Quantum Computing https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356439 #Quantum_Computing_Business #atom_computing #electric_grid #National_Renewable_Energy_Laboratory #NREL #quantumdaily Insider Brief Atom Computing will collaborate with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to explore how quantum computing can optimize the electric grid. Scientists demonstrated “quantum-in-the-loop” capability that can r