The demonAI beast takes over
Small Towns Are Rising Up Against demonAI Data Centers
Unless you’re living in a shack off the grid, you’ve probably noticed that artificial intelligence is being shoehorned into every corner of existence, from kitchens to doctors officers to alarm clocks.
And as AI creeps further into our lives, so do the hulking data centers that power it — but not everyone’s stoked about their new neighbors.
The facilities working behind the scene to fuel the AI revolution are bulky, noisy, and hog resources like electricity at a staggering scale. Data centers have been blamed for placing a huge burden on local electrical grids and water tables that were only designed for small-town homes, not state-of-the-art industrial facilities.
https://futurism.com/small-towns-ai-data-centers
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DemonAI Data Center Fires burn down about twice a month
For one thing, the facilities are incredibly noisy, their cooling systems likened to a “distant jet that never leaves.” Their collective energy demand is so high that they’re driving up utility prices throughout the country, in some cases prompting insufferable CEOs to resort to methane gas generators, choking local communities with noxious fumes. Their water intake is so enormous that taps in nearby homes can stop running, while their excessive pollution has been linked to a growing cancer risk.
The fire department in Jerome Township, Ohio, an exurb northwest of Columbus, has grown increasingly annoyed at two Amazon data centers over the last four years. Since the first site was approved by local officials in 2021, first responders have answered a combined 84 emergencies between the two facilities, a rate of about two calls a month, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
https://futurism.com/future-society/fire-fighters-data-centers
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Trump’s Shares and Then Deletes Bizarre demonAI-Generated Video
The post, which was mysteriously deleted hours later, but can be accessed via an archived version, shows a fake Fox News clip featuring Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump.
In the clip, an AI-generated version of Lara Trump alleges that the president had “launched a historic new healthcare system,” featuring “medbeds,” an unhinged conspiracy theory about secret “beds” that can supposedly cure practically any ailment.
Perhaps even more bafflingly, a phony version of Trump proudly announces the venture from behind his desk in the Oval Office in the video, meaning the president is now sharing deepfakes of himself with no disclaimer that they’re not real.
“Every American will soon receive their own medbed card,” the fake Trump says in the clip. “With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-deletes-ai-generated-video-medbeds
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