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notinkansas

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

Thu May 14, 2026, 03:15 PM

22 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 23 hrs ago OP

There is unquestionably a bubble in the sector... Moostache 23 hrs ago #1

Yup. MineralMan 23 hrs ago #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew 17 hrs ago #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC 23 hrs ago #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven 20 hrs ago #40

Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it.... Ars Longa 23 hrs ago #3

A very expensive, society-wrecking solution looking for a problem. Midnight Writer 22 hrs ago #5

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven 20 hrs ago #47

I happen to love that statement. OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #64

Good advice. As an IT person, I trust you far more than many others sprouting this nonsense about AI etc. It SWBTATTReg 22 hrs ago #6

Drive thru fast food places like Rally's have AI taking orders.............. Lovie777 22 hrs ago #7

"Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?" 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #10

TY TY TY Katcat 21 hrs ago #20

No. The Madcap 21 hrs ago #26

It is fast. It used to be cheap. Swede 4 hrs ago #66

I think it's more fundamental than that sab390 22 hrs ago #8

No doubt. I don't know what happens. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #14

Agree, AI is a tool, not a solution. IzzaNuDay 22 hrs ago #9

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza 22 hrs ago #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan 22 hrs ago #17

The dot com bubble didnt kill the internet any more than this one will kill AI. yowzayowzayowza 22 hrs ago #18

It didn't kill, but it screwed up the economy big time for a while. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #23

It's a relatively new technology oldmanlynn 39 min ago #84

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB 22 hrs ago #12

I agree with you, but I do it coming from a different angle. slightlv 21 hrs ago #22

I hate AI PCB66 22 hrs ago #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas 22 hrs ago #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 20 hrs ago #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas 19 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 22 hrs ago #15

Man, I hope your right. My techi relative thinks it's gonna take over the world Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #16

Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure. ananda 21 hrs ago #37

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale 21 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 21 hrs ago #24

The way I see it, AI's most prominent role infullview 21 hrs ago #25

My son in college just shrugs and says it's a tool - TBF 21 hrs ago #27

I think you may overestimate what businesses really think about CSAT Bristlecone 21 hrs ago #28

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew 19 hrs ago #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma 21 hrs ago #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger 20 hrs ago #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma 18 hrs ago #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #62

And in the meantime, deafness has its advantages! Sweet Rosie Red 4 hrs ago #68

You could read the same analysis as this post SCantiGOP 21 hrs ago #31

I also think that AI will end up being a bust LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #32

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 21 hrs ago #34

That's on them for trying to take shortcuts without due diligence MichMan 2 hrs ago #76

If you are in the market at all, perhaps consider XMAG ETF pat_k 21 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 21 hrs ago #35

Exactly. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #53

Thomas Edison new well the potential of new technology even in the face of its opposition. Ol Janx Spirit 21 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 20 hrs ago #38

Nope NoRethugFriends 20 hrs ago #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends 18 hrs ago #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep 20 hrs ago #41

Most people don't use it at all. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #45

Correction ThreeNoSeep 20 hrs ago #51

When people say they do not use AI are wrong. What they mean is that they are being "used" by AI. efhmc 1 hr ago #81

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis 20 hrs ago #43

LOL! MineralMan 20 hrs ago #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked 20 hrs ago #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton 20 hrs ago #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay 19 hrs ago #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird 5 hrs ago #63

"Let Grandma Die for the DOW" Ruby the Liberal 4 hrs ago #65

I agree! Sweet Rosie Red 4 hrs ago #67

Like most DU predictions, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. onenote 3 hrs ago #69

OK. That should go without sayiing. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #71

Very bad advice to advocate against the AI trade in the stock market flamingdem 15 min ago #87

I think you're 100% correct. Greybnk48 3 hrs ago #70

Wishful ludditic thinking Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #72

LOL! MineralMan 2 hrs ago #73

I did get a chuckle Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #74

Agree Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #75

100% Blue Full Moon 2 hrs ago #77

AI failure in customer service is a feature, not a bug. Bobstandard 1 hr ago #78

Kevin O'Leary is involved in a number of the proposed large data centres Bev54 1 hr ago #79

There will always be bad actors who will use AI louis-t 1 hr ago #80

The Gartner Hype Cycle is undefeated. usonian 1 hr ago #82

Article from a British tech magazine that you should see: highplainsdem 51 min ago #83

Paul Krugman and many others have made the same prediction. Martin68 21 min ago #85

Sorry, don't agree flamingdem 17 min ago #86

I thnk you are right, esp since it wasn't a real "hit" to start with. In some apps, it might be good, but not for human Exp 1 min ago #88

That's with the models they've released publicly. Jedi Guy 39 sec ago #89