Blog Post 7 – AI

Summary of material: 1. After reading “The Social Contract Is Breaking, and AI Is Holding the Hammer,” I realized something I hadn’t fully understood before: some leaders are openly celebrating using AI as a way to justify layoffs, almost bragging about replacing...
AI Experiment

AI Experiment

Summary BBC I was aware that the amount of water used for AI was large as the BBC video mentioned. I, however, did not realize that the water needed to power these data centers had to be clean drinking water. This video is attempting to show that while we are unsure...

Blog 7- The Impact of AI on workers

Articles Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. The Real Reason Will Piss You Off – Jari Mattlar One thing I learned: I learned that many companies are using AI as a convenient scapegoat for layoffs, when the deeper causes are cost-cutting, over-hiring during the...
AI’s Impact on Jobs and Trust

AI’s Impact on Jobs and Trust

In the article “Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. The Real Reason Will Piss You Off.” by Jari Mattlar, one thing I found particularly interesting was the idea that many tech companies investing heavily in AI are not actually seeing profitable returns. This was...

Blog Post 7 – The Impact of AI on Workers

Before listening to “How AI uses our drinking water” BBC, I was unaware of the vast amounts of water that is needed to generate the electricity that is needed to operate such facilities.  I am concerned about the effect this will have on the residential communities...