Artificial intelligence has unlimited potential just waiting to be tapped into...and that could be a problem. I share why policy change and regulation surrounding this new tech is so important.
The parallel between Cancer Alley and 'Data Center Alley' is stunning becuase both rely on the same calculus—externalizing costs onto communities while privatizing profits. What strikes me is how the invisibility of digital infrastructure mirrors the invisibilty of petrochemical impacts until communities organize. I've watched this pattern repeat in tech deployments where convenience overshadows consequence until the bill comes due. The Flint water crisis showed us that infrastructure age plus institutional indifference creates catastrophe, and we're setting up the same conditions now.
That’s a great reflection. It makes me think, both industries are also propped up by circular investments - subsidies or tax breaks contribute to “shareholder value”, which falsely inflates perceived profits, but never seems to materialize into actual products. And there’s the known limitation of fossil fuels as a finite resource, which mirrors the “AI bubble” - both roads lead to inevitable collapse. A super interesting point.
The parallel between Cancer Alley and 'Data Center Alley' is stunning becuase both rely on the same calculus—externalizing costs onto communities while privatizing profits. What strikes me is how the invisibility of digital infrastructure mirrors the invisibilty of petrochemical impacts until communities organize. I've watched this pattern repeat in tech deployments where convenience overshadows consequence until the bill comes due. The Flint water crisis showed us that infrastructure age plus institutional indifference creates catastrophe, and we're setting up the same conditions now.
That’s a great reflection. It makes me think, both industries are also propped up by circular investments - subsidies or tax breaks contribute to “shareholder value”, which falsely inflates perceived profits, but never seems to materialize into actual products. And there’s the known limitation of fossil fuels as a finite resource, which mirrors the “AI bubble” - both roads lead to inevitable collapse. A super interesting point.