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This topic has been on my mind for quite some time. But I’ve been pretty nervous to speak up. AI.
I honestly have a fear of it… or rather, our collective future if we keep using it at this rapid rate.
I WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT’S DOING TO FARMLAND…
Farms are being bought to put datacenters on because they need large, flat tracks of land that are easy to build on.
You know what else large flat tracks of land are good for? Growing crops and raising livestock (and pasture for horses).
There is only so much usable farmland in the US - 880 million acres. It’s now estimated that data centers occupy up to 840,000 acres in the US.
Farms are now fighting on two fronts - urban sprawl and AI data centers.
I WORRY ABOUT THE RESOURCES IT TAKES…
Did you know - 1 chatbox question uses a 16 oz. waterbottle?
You might be thinking, “Who cares? Water is a renewable resource.”
While it’s renewable, it’s actually a limited resource. This article clip explains why:
(This is also why land out west has “water rights” and limits the # of horses a property can have.)
THE ENERGY IT EXPENDS AND THE IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE…
