• TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    I can only hope this is true. Most voters aren’t paying a bit of attention to where the money comes from.

    They’re using AI. They think it’s wonderful, they’ve barely heard about the controversy around data centers, and think “data centers are where the internet it, yOU lIkE thE inTErNeT, Don’T yoU?”

    The Top 10 AI Uses in 2025 (none of which it does very well):

    • Therapy and companionship
    • Organizing my life
    • Finding purpose
    • Enhanced learning
    • Summarizing content
    • Generating ideas
    • Generating code (for professionals)
    • Improving code (for professionals)
    • Creativity
    • Visual art and design
    • pemptago@lemmy.ml
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      10 days ago

      You’d be surprised. Data centers seem like a big issue. My boomer parents hate data centers, as do a lot of rural voters who have them nearby or proposals nearby. But to your point, I also see a lot of people who are aware of problems around ai/data centers/billionaires still using ai.