Post #969109

2026-04-06 18:04 UTC

You know that I am mostly concerned with the way the &quot;AI&quot; hype is making global warming worse. Most people are likely more concerned about economic harms, such as: - &quot;AI&quot; is depressing wages and income because employers or customers can now claim your skills are worth less, and that you should be more productive [1,2] - &quot;AI&quot; is causing unemployment, not because it is replacing workers but because companies fund their investment in &quot;AI&quot; by reducing their workforce. [3] (1/3) #AI #NoToAI

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@wim_v12e@scholar.social 2026-04-06 18:05

- "AI" is pushing up prices of consumer electronics because the "AI" companies are cornering the semiconductor manufacturing market. [4] - "AI" is pushing up consumer electricity and water bills [5,6] - In fact, according to the Goldman Sachs [7], "AI" is causing inflation and depressing consumer spending and economic growth. (2/3) So tell me why we should *not* be critical of "AI"? #AI #NoToAI

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@wim_v12e@scholar.social 2026-04-06 18:29

@swiftone I -- of course -- fully agree with you. But I realise a lot of people don't give a damn about climate change or are in denial. Even those people will care about the economic harms, so I thought it worthwhile to highlight those.

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@wim_v12e@scholar.social 2026-04-07 06:10

@swiftone no worries, I am glad you replied and I didn't take it the wrong way. I just like explaining things.

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