alt Hacker NewsSomehow I don't see arguments comparing powering AI with producing food to go over well with them.
Many opponents to AI do not view the tech as having a net benefit. Comparing it to food production would serve to make you look more the fool to them despite their claims about water consumption frequently being wacky.
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denkmoon • today at 12:41 AM
Like all food production has equal merit. Growing almonds in the desert is national food security obviously.
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recursive • today at 12:54 AM
Plenty of alfalfa and corn aren't going to food production. And much of those the remaining are not efficient.
analognoise • today at 12:54 AM
Everyone should find a comparison to food - which people need to live - as stupid?
Right; anti-data-center sentiment is really a way of attacking AI as a technology; arguments about the water or power use of data centers are just an excuse.