𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"Mar 7
A.I. musicians are COOKED. I just recorded an ENTIRE SONG using nothing but my instruments and a few microphones. This would have cost upwards of hundreds of dollars in expensive A.I. subscription fees but for me it was completely FREE. Don't get left behind. This is the future!
Show threadNicks WorldMar 7
@Sarahw @Lana A whole band full of musicians can cost like $10000 minimum.
Show thread𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"Mar 7

@NicksWorld @Sarahw

A whole data farm can cost like a billion dollars minimum. We can do this all day!

Show threadNicks WorldMar 7
@Lana @Sarahw If it were me, I'd rather pay $10 a month for a computer with no egos than $10000 for people who have nothing but big egos and coordination that is more difficult when having to deal with humans.
Show threadTitia SchuurmanMar 7
@NicksWorld @Lana @Sarahw but how much will you end up paying for your electricity though?
Show threadNicks WorldMar 7
@titia @Lana @Sarahw I'd be paying high for my electricity regardless.
Show threadTitia SchuurmanMar 7
@NicksWorld @Lana @Sarahw you have no idea. Wait until your grid is full of data centers hogging it up. Meta, Google etc. have expansion plans that would, each of them alone, use more than the total amount of electricity currently available. And this when it is more urgent than ever to cut emissions. 🤦
Show threadNicks WorldMar 7
@titia @Lana @Sarahw All I know is in my area, I have plenty of electricity and there's no data centers where I live and won't be because we voted against it.
Show threadprokyonid
@NicksWorld @titia @Lana @Sarahw Eh, don't assume that voting against one in your town will be enough - if the powers that be want one there bad enough, they'll sue for it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/michigan-data-center-fight
‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge datacenter backed by top tycoons

Locals band together in David v Goliath fight against facility they say would jack up bills, increase pollution and destroy area’s character

The Guardian
Mar 8 at 1:45amWeb