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Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it (www.pcgamer.com)
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Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella.

in other words please help us, use our AI

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[โ€“] danielton1@lemmy.world 30 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Not to mention the water depletion and electricity costs that the people who live near AI data centers have to deal with, because tech companies can't be expected to be responsible for their own usage.

[โ€“] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

I mean, do you really think it's better idea to let them build their own water and power system separate?

They should be forced to upgrade the existing infrastructure so everyone benefits.