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AI criticized for environmental, societal costs; human hiring proposed

The use of AI is criticized for its significant environmental and societal costs, including high energy and water consumption, intellectual property theft, and negative impacts on human cognition and employment. The author suggests that instead of relying on AI, companies should focus on hiring human workers and providing them with adequate wages and resources. This approach is presented as a more ethical and sustainable alternative to widespread AI adoption. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the negative externalities of AI, advocating for human labor as an alternative.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the negative impacts of AI.

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AI criticized for environmental, societal costs; human hiring proposed

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    @ allanb People can do those things, just hire them. Pay them a wage that allows university. Do it without rivers of rare freshwater, without using up a city's

    @ allanb People can do those things, just hire them. Pay them a wage that allows university. Do it without rivers of rare freshwater, without using up a city's amount of gigawatts, without stolen intellectual property, without job loss. Without making ram and storage drives doubl…