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  • This seems like a bullshit article using old data. But let’s take it at face value for the sake of argument.

    Perhaps we should prioritize water given to humans (which they require to live).

    Data centers have contaminated local water supplies, and often have a priority for access to free water.

    The question isn’t exactly the amount of water it takes to power “ai”. The real question is if we are actually aware of the cost for something which is not actually required to solve the problems of the world.




  • Niantic Spatial – a spin-off company from Niantic – announced its partnership with Vantor, a company that specialises in spatial detection software for drones, including those used by some militaries, in December.

    Vantor announced in February a deal with the US Army of up to US$217m for training software.

    If we don’t read and understand EULAs, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policies, we might help the goverment kill people.

    it’s somehow legal to make a 20 page contract for a digital service or game that states it can be updated at anytime somewhere in it and because you are using it you agree to the terms and opt-in to any updated terms.

    There is no government watchdog to protect consumers from this and if there were it only takes one rogue unconstitutional action for it to be dismantled and probably never get challenged in the legal system. The closest we have are advocacy groups like the EFF and they depend on people reading, using critical thinking, and giving a fuck.

    When the devs collaborate with the government and military or spread propaganda, games are political, all aspect of life is. I think it always was. playing a game can now mean children get bombed. I think the sooner we come to these realizations the better.

    Data can be retained and used retroactively in anyway the corporations that owns the data seem fit. That apparently means also selling that data to military contractors or using it to train models used for the military.

    Did anyone guess that a pokemon game could be used to kill? I wonder how much blood money nintendo/pokemon company made off this?

    This is not enshittification, but weaponization, and we all need to pay attention because this will not be the last time it happens.