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Accelerating Compute & infrastructure Signal 12h ago
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Data centers environment ai

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Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Karl Bode
“I don't think that you can (or should) write about this subject without heavily emphasizing the fact the people in charge of how this technology evolves enthusiastically supported fascists who dismantled much of the federal regulatory and public protection …” evidence ↗
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Alex Hanna Alondra Nelson Hypervisible Damien Williams Karl Bode

“I don't think that you can (or should) write about this subject without heavily emphasizing the fact the people in charge of how this technology evolves enthusiastically supported fascists who dismantled much of the federal regulatory and public protection …”

“Number of times Boxtown is mentioned in this essay: 0.”

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Hypervisible : Number of times Boxtown is mentioned in this essay: 0.
Alondra Nelson: Number of times Boxtown is mentioned in this essay: 0.
J. Nathan Matias: Number of cited experts in public health or the emissions from datacenters in the essay: 0
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4 experts · 8 posts · 23h ago
Eugene Vinitsky Juan Diego Rodriguez Christian Wolf jake
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“Why would they deserve a ban? They have submitted technically correct, albeit trivial or boring work” evidence ↗
Shared emphasis Research & technical analysis · 2
Eugene Vinitsky: Everyone who knows how to use a computer is now saying “well, why shouldn’t I use AI to write a paper and send it to a conference? Worst case it’s rejected.” The wave is coming.
Eugene Vinitsky: And they’re right! It’s all upside to them with no downside. Personally I think anonymity is going to have to go.
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4 experts · 6 posts · 12h ago
Damien Williams Karl Bode Erin Kissane tweety fish
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“And, again: golf courses and flat lawns and monocropping agribusiness practices are ALSO BAD. *More Than One Thing Can Be Bad*!” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Policy & governance · 1
Damien Williams: I'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thi…
Damien Williams: And, again: golf courses and flat lawns and monocropping agribusiness practices are ALSO BAD. *More Than One Thing Can Be Bad*!
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2 experts · 16 posts · 3h ago
Pwnallthethings SE Gyges
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“here's who signed both the Pacing the Frontier letter released today and the Pause AI letter in 2023 demanding an end to all research for six months also, raw counts for "signed today's letter" and…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Policy & governance · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
SE Gyges: here's who signed both the Pacing the Frontier letter released today and the Pause AI letter in 2023 demanding an end to all research for six months also, raw counts for "signed today's letter" and…
SE Gyges: fundamentally this is an anthropic thing that managed to recruit some people from other companies
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2 experts · 4 posts · 1d ago
Ted Underwood Cameron
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“Yep. But tech news and updates *about AI*, and I keep an AI-generated banner image specifically so I stay blocked by people who feel strongly about policing other peoples' use of computers. Good fe…” evidence ↗
Ted Underwood: It's 243,000, but hey — directionally correct!
Ted Underwood: Yep. But tech news and updates *about AI*, and I keep an AI-generated banner image specifically so I stay blocked by people who feel strongly about policing other peoples' use of computers. Good fe…
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