Then people say, but the cattle industry is worse than LLMs” which I don’t necessarily disagree with, EXCEPT that analogy is akin to saying, “gun deaths by X people is still more than Y people” while inferring or overtly supporting the second scenario!!
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AI Water Consumption Opacity Contradicts Environmental Claims
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The “we need to use AI to save the planet” while knowingly using so much water AND keeping the specifics about how much water is being used in water scarce areas where it’s well documented aquifers all over the US and planet are being depleted rapidly NOW is obfuscation.
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AI Water Usage Transparency Gap Raises Responsibility Questions
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I’m not trying to condemn DC owners re their lack of reporting, but want to make a point related to your excellent reporting: Nobody can say ANY AI is “responsible” or “for good” where so much water is being used for AI/LLMs while so little data is available on actual use.
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Data Transparency on Planet Resources Should Not Be Hidden
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I believe the AP reported on another state in the US where something similar happened and again, I don’t understand. If the logic is the resources or our planet that need protection along with accurate data around their availability, hiding that info for any reason is criminal.
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Tech Journalism Must Prioritize Privacy Harms Over AI Hype
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What if — instead of leading with the 'gee whiz AI' angle — journalism in this space started with privacy harms, the fact that somehow tech companies get away with pretending healthcare regulation doesn't apply to them, and chatbots urging self-harm? /fin
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Clinical Documentation as Care: Rethinking Tech’s Role Healthcare
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What if — instead of seeing the process of creating clinical documentation as mere busywork — the tech bros understood it as possibly part of the process of care? /10
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Unrealistic verification expectations burden medical workforce
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This is a completely unrealistic expectation about what goes into verifying that kind of note and sounds like a recipe for overburdening the medical workforce/setting up errors. /9
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AI Clinical Notes: Efficiency Versus Professional Oversight
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“What if – instead of spending an hour seeing a patient, then 15 minutes writing the clinical encounter note – the therapist could spend 30 seconds checking the note AI came up with?” YIKES /8
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New Book on AI Co-Intelligence Impacts Work and Education
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Look what just arrived in the mail! Its the first copies of my new book, available everywhere on April 2. While I discuss AI technology, ethics & the future the focus is on the impact on work & school, and how to use AI as a co-intelligence Pre-order it: https://
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Salesforce Ethics Leader Optimistic on US AI Legislation
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Salesforce's ethical tech leader is optimistic on the prospect of concrete AI laws in the US. Even with a disruptive US election on the horizon, Paula Goodman told that bipartisan agreement in Congress means the direction of travel looks positive.