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Cat's avatar

WATER will become the GOLD standard—- or beyond, in a frightening context.

I’m not kidding.

AI needs to be regulated immediately.

It uses way too much water. It could put our world at risk of untold greed and horrors. If people start treating water like what it is, the very essence of life…. it could get really ugly with water control and AI. WORLD WIDE REGULATION. Like yesterday

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Jim's avatar

Exactly. AI data centers are too greedy for power and freshwater for cooling. And don’t think for a second that cold winters would cut the demands for either.

AI is like a billionaire: it has become Silicon Valley’s latest parasite that has a never ending hunger for energy, water and capital. It grows like an agressive cancer, and it will kill its host, by taking away what we need to live.

Oil was bad enough: they have systematically destroyed our environment. Do we want to let this new parasite finish the job?

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Lizzie 🇨🇦's avatar

Maude Barlow has been talking about the critical importance of Canadian water sovereignty for decades. It is increasingly important. ❗️❗️❗️

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Tim Sailor's avatar

The US agriculture sector accounts for 16% of their GDP. AI accounts for 30% and it's in the hands of 4 people essentially, it is not a path forward. Or To be admired... It represents techofeudalism and the fall of humanity.

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mg's avatar

I'm US. AI is an enemy and an existential threat to humanity. I think of it as an even deadlier version of the Manhattan project.

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Nadene Kouk-Karasiuk's avatar

And yet all Canadians hear is OIL & Pipelines!

Yes it plays a minor role but our electrical grid & our climate is the future ticket we are not ALL focus on!

We all need to broaden are thinking!

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James's avatar

The US may be interested in some kind of control or take over (like Puerto Rico), but the hydro power doesn't seem like that much of a draw. It'll be difficult to export anywhere else; they're basically the only customer, and they can just pay for it. However, notice that potash was very recently declared a critical mineral. Connecting to Alaska and multiple resources makes the western half attractive for annexing. After spending 150 billion to reduce their population by

1000000, I doubt that there's an interest of adding 30000000 more.

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mg's avatar

Trump has openly said Stephen Miller wants to reduce the population to 100 million. 250 million gone, or enslaved.

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Harry069 🇨🇦's avatar

The AI narrative echoes the 1940s again — awe mixed with fear.

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Sorry, I have no name's avatar

Where is fusion when you need it?

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mg's avatar

I wouldn't say "trump" wants it. He's old, demented, and senile.

Big tech broligarchs, JD Vance, Curtis yarvin and his dark enlightenment neoreactionary fascists want it. AI needs data centers.

If you look up dark enlightenment and neoreactionary movement - it's some frightening shit. They want "humane genocide". Trump himself said Miller wants to reduce the US population by 250 million. They believe in slavery. Dark enlightenment is an alt right ideology.

We all need to be fighting this.

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Lesley's avatar

Canada should follow Norway's lead and start a sovereign fund now. Make sure our hydro-electric systems in B.C & Manitoba are secured & ramped up for the future.

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MaryLou's avatar

Quebec and Ontario too. Cheap hydroelectricity and more fresh water than any other country in the world. That's what orange Caligula sees when he thinks of Canada. We better take this threat seriously.

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Susan Macaulay's avatar

Makes scary sense...

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GSpot-On's avatar

Scary how much sense that makes sense, but it's a brilliant way of reframing the challenges we're up against as a nation.

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dee's avatar

So far two cities in WI have been approached as Data Center sites. Google wants to install nuclear power plants for their energy needs.

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