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The Dirty Truth of AI (naacp.org)
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Computing has revolutionized how we live and work. But the dirty truth is that the warehouses full of computers that power AI threaten the progress we've made to protect people from pollutants. These data centers and the plants that power them typically burn fuels that emit hazardous chemicals that cause cancer and other health issues into the air the local community breathes.

Elon Musk and his company xAI are poisoning Black communities in TN and MS, just to make more money. While it's not new that data centers threaten to erode our climate progress, xAI's disregard for laws and regulations meant to keep people safe from pollution is unprecedented.

Tech companies and the billionaires who own them must be held accountable. As the country continues to progress in AI, we must ensure that frontline communities aren't the ones paying the price.

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[–] The_Italian_Uncut@beehaw.org 8 points 1 week ago

The "dirty truth" isn't just about carbon. It's about colonization of resources.

AI isn't "cloud-based" — it's earth-based. It runs on rare minerals, stolen water, and fossil fuels.

And the heaviest costs aren't paid by Silicon Valley, but by frontline communities: Native lands, Black neighborhoods, rural towns.

We’re told AI will save the planet. But it’s being built on its destruction.

This isn't progress. It's extraction with a neural net.

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