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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AI Training Data Lawsuits Won’t Significantly Slow Development
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Lawsuits over AI training data won't halt AI development, or even slow it much. This is for many reasons: open source models already released, a lack of consistent laws (training data isn't protected in Japan) and the fact that many companies (Adobe) are now using licensed data.
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Data Centers Water Usage Reporting Lacks Regulation and Business Incentives
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Orgs like @UptimeInstitute have done excellent reporting on how only 39% of data centers (2022 report) report on water usage. The logic for this, from DC owners is “there’s no regulation or business incentive to report” said water usage. Again, I don’t u destined.
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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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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.
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Elon lawsuit aims to force OpenAI public research, not profit
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The goal of the Elon/OpenAI lawsuit isn’t cash or to “take down” the company. “[Musk] has sought a court ruling that would compel OpenAI to make its research and technology available to the public and prevent the startup from using its assets, including GPT-4, for financial
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OpenAI Leadership Battle: Shaping AI’s Future and Worldview
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The fight over who gets to lead OpenAI is a fight over who gets to shape the most important technology of this generation to reflect their worldview. I said before and I’ll say again: The November drama wasn’t the end of it. Nor is this lawsuit. We’re only going to see more.
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Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit reflects intensifying AI control battles
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Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI can be viewed through the same lens as the board's attempt to fire Altman last November. As AI capabilities advance and grow ever more powerful, the fight to control the technology will grow ever more intense. 1/