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If you haven’t heard, the proposed AI data center in Nottingham is back on the table, despite widespread opposition.
Meanwhile, AI is making its way into healthcare. In Utah, patients can now refill certain prescriptions through an AI chatbot instead of visiting a doctor, a move that’s already sparking debate.
This week, we asked readers: AI is everywhere. How do you feel about it?
Here’s what they had to say…
“The developers are forcing this technology down our throats to replace humans in the work force and wasting limited and expensive electricity and water resources while expecting US citizens to pay for it. Why are they not using solar and wind alternatives to bring down the costs and why do they expect us to pay for this? No one wants these buildings in our neighborhoods and they will have more ill effects on wildlife as well. It is scary that the developers themselves want to put the brakes on AI and yet it is full steam ahead for those that stand to gain huge amounts financially. It is insane, and just like social media and cell phones, which we now see detrimental outcomes on society from the platforms decades later. We have learned nothing from the past, have we? Another thing I want to point out that the developers have discovered and that is unbeknownst to them at the time it was occurring, AI was removing information it developed and gathering to different locations on the servers. That lets us know that it is a very unstable platform and it does give out a lot of disinformation.” — Elaina Valzania
“In today’s reality, this nation has a lot about it that no rational human being should love. Robert De Niro has outlined that eloquently enough. So, in my view, patriotism has changed from loving your country somewhat blindly to a more basic meaning of the word. Having lived abroad for work for 11 years, we became very aware of the label expatriate. It simply means a person living outside their country of citizenship, but in our idealized use of the term, there is often an implication that someone loves their country less. To the point, I propose that being a patriot today simply means tolerating the deterioration of our country to the extent that we still choose to live here. Simply put, an expatriate lives abroad, while a patriot is a citizen who lives in their home country.” — Tom Chew
“I am opposed! They are so bad for energy and water consumption!”— Deirdre McEachern
“AI is detrimental to society. It strips our natural resources, causes increase in financial burdens with utilities, and provides consistent and considerable noise levels.” — Maggie
