It does seem most of the pro-AI people aren't actually affected by any of the negative aspects of it. It's a lot easier to be in favor of something that doesn't actually affect you or anyone you care about.

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rcpt 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Most everybody isn't affected by data center build outs.

	▲	Tanoc 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It appears to be not so much about the datacenters themselves as it is limiting the growth capabilities for the LLMs. From their understanding fewer datacenters means more congestion which means less possibility LLMs can be shoved into more places where the public thinks they are intrusive. Which seems to be everywhere.
	▲	pesus 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Maybe not, but the people near them sure are. And the majority of people are definitely impacted by the downstream effects.
	▲	georgemcbay 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Some people have empathy for those who are, even if they are not. I don't live anywhere near SpaceX's methane monstrosity in Memphis, but I still think it shouldn't exist because of the negative impact it has on the people who live near it. And I still think Anthropic became fully complicit by renting it out.

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umeshunni 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Very similar to the pro-illegal immigration crowd