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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 19/08/2026

AI has destructive potential because bosses are trapped in a prisoner's dilemma where none of them can admit that the money they've spent - and the jobs they've destroyed - chasing AI has been wasted, and so other bosses bet even harder: pluralistic.net/2026/08/01/d... 16/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 19/08/2026

AI has destructive potential because the data-center bubble has convinced credulous officials to throw out environmental and planning review, seize people's home and farms, and carpet the countryside with giant data centers (many of which will never be built): www.404media.co/people-hate-... 17/

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People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds

The data drops as Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on datacenter construction. 'We need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure that AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handfu...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 19/08/2026

AI has destructive potential because it is consuming scarce water and energy and emitting gigatons of carbon: www.404media.co/even-the-u-s... 18/

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Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water

A new government illuminates the environmental impact of generative AI.

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