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notinkansas

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19. 'that we will all benefit from'??

Thu May 14, 2026, 03:15 PM

16 hrs ago

What about all the resources it will gobble up without even being required to monitor or report or meter consumption? Are we going to see electricity grids failing to deliver to households because the data centers are taking everything. And what about water resources? Aquifers/rivers across the US are running dry. Things could get pretty thirsty in many areas. Our resources are finite.

I just think we need to scale back on the expectations of benefit significantly.

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I'm Going to Make a Huge Prediction [View all] MineralMan 18 hrs ago OP

There is unquestionably a bubble in the sector... Moostache 17 hrs ago #1

Yup. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew 12 hrs ago #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven 15 hrs ago #40

Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it.... Ars Longa 17 hrs ago #3

A very expensive, society-wrecking solution looking for a problem. Midnight Writer 17 hrs ago #5

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven 15 hrs ago #47

Good advice. As an IT person, I trust you far more than many others sprouting this nonsense about AI etc. It SWBTATTReg 17 hrs ago #6

Drive thru fast food places like Rally's have AI taking orders.............. Lovie777 17 hrs ago #7

"Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?" 3Hotdogs 17 hrs ago #10

TY TY TY Katcat 16 hrs ago #20

No. The Madcap 16 hrs ago #26

I think it's more fundamental than that sab390 17 hrs ago #8

No doubt. I don't know what happens. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #14

Agree, AI is a tool, not a solution. IzzaNuDay 17 hrs ago #9

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza 17 hrs ago #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan 16 hrs ago #17

The dot com bubble didnt kill the internet any more than this one will kill AI. yowzayowzayowza 16 hrs ago #18

It didn't kill, but it screwed up the economy big time for a while. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #23

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB 17 hrs ago #12

I agree with you, but I do it coming from a different angle. slightlv 16 hrs ago #22

I hate AI PCB66 17 hrs ago #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas 16 hrs ago #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 15 hrs ago #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas 13 hrs ago #56

I think humans are learning faster than AI: for example, many of us can now recognize AI fake pics /videos very quickly. C Moon 16 hrs ago #15

Man, I hope your right. My techi relative thinks it's gonna take over the world Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #16

Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure. ananda 15 hrs ago #37

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale 16 hrs ago #21

Ed Zitron's done some of the best writing on this flawed, heavily subsidized tech and the bubble it's created. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #24

The way I see it, AI's most prominent role infullview 16 hrs ago #25

My son in college just shrugs and says it's a tool - TBF 16 hrs ago #27

I think you may overestimate what businesses really think about CSAT Bristlecone 16 hrs ago #28

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew 14 hrs ago #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma 16 hrs ago #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma 13 hrs ago #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond 10 hrs ago #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond 10 hrs ago #62

You could read the same analysis as this post SCantiGOP 16 hrs ago #31

I also think that AI will end up being a bust LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #32

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #34

If you are in the market at all, perhaps consider XMAG ETF pat_k 15 hrs ago #33

As I have said elsewhere this looks exactly like the excessive speculation I saw when the internet was ramping up Ford_Prefect 15 hrs ago #35

Exactly. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #53

Thomas Edison new well the potential of new technology even in the face of its opposition. Ol Janx Spirit 15 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 15 hrs ago #38

Nope NoRethugFriends 15 hrs ago #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends 13 hrs ago #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep 15 hrs ago #41

Most people don't use it at all. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #45

Correction ThreeNoSeep 14 hrs ago #51

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis 15 hrs ago #43

LOL! MineralMan 15 hrs ago #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked 15 hrs ago #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton 14 hrs ago #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay 13 hrs ago #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird 9 min ago #63