Topic: effective altruism

  • Rethink AI's Thirst: The Water Crisis You're Missing

    Rethink AI's Thirst: The Water Crisis You're Missing

    The environmental impact of AI, particularly its water consumption, is a subject of intense debate, with media narratives often exaggerating the issue and factual accuracy sometimes being compromised for dramatic effect. An independent researcher's scrutiny led to a major correction in a prominen...

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  • Silicon Valley Billionaires Aim for the Impossible

    Silicon Valley Billionaires Aim for the Impossible

    Adam Becker’s "More Everything Forever" examines the growing influence of Silicon Valley’s ambitious visions of a technologically-driven future, including AI dominance, space colonization, and transhumanism. The book critiques the tendency within Silicon Valley to uncritically accept speculative ...

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