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Basically you are saying that me buying and throwing a plastic bottle in to the nature is fine, since one bottle is nothing. Also I'm sure that (new) data centers run on few AAA batteries.
I didn't say that.
Listen, I've got nothing against you hating AI. There's lots of valid reasons to be concerned, especially with the implications for the future of jobs and work. The way corporations are adopting AI is legitimately concerning.
Just don't pretend it's about the environment when it's not. That isn't just an unconvincing argument, it hurts the environmental movement generally.
It's the plastic straws all over again. You understand that the stupid straws debate did the environment no favors right? Fighting AI as an environmental issue is much worse because the AI is coming, and you will lose that fight. If you're arguing for more controls about water and power use, I'm with you. If you're arguing for a carbon tax, I will sing your praises. If you're trying to fight the idea of AI itself, and pretending that it's about the environment, that's where I have a problem.