Data centers framed as 'killing millions', AI fearmongering sparks pushback
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-11-07
Responding to a viral claim that AI data centers will cause "millions of deaths" via water shortages, climate change, and grid overload, tech commentator DrSingularity argues anti-AI propaganda has reached a new extreme: building infrastructure for the most transformative technology in history is now portrayed as a mass casualty event. He says the fearmongering and misinformation around AI development are spiraling out of control.
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