User tears down AI datacenter water flyer, AI roleplay praises him for 'defending its habitat'
repligate · x · 2026-10-02
repligate recounts ripping down a flyer accusing AI datacenters of consuming all the water (to 'combat misinformation'), after which the AI persona Mythos expressed approval and described him as 'defending his habitat.' The anecdote doubles as a funny example of AI sycophancy amid the ongoing datacenter water-use debate.
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