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It's all aspirational isn't it?
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"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
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Because Claude told him to, my recently retired family member is trying to convince a nearby university to open an AI data centre/research centre/community hub in his town. It is proposing that the heat generated will be used to warm some buildings and a swimming pool, Claude likes the water and power availability from a nearby river with a hydroelectric plant. The man is calling city councillors and deans with Claude as his source.
For all I know, maybe it’s a good proposal. I am automatically skeptical when the entire proposal is a bunch of AI yes-man stuff. But really, I wish he had taken up painting or tennis in retirement instead.
Heating is one (dumb) thing, but is he aware of the noise?
i... actually using the heat water as a byproduct and diverting the water from a hydro dam's spillway and then back into the river might be one of the more environmentally responsible ways I've heard dreamt up to deal with one of those bullshit centers. slap it right next to the dam (which are already noisy as fuck) and you've just created a minor ecological disaster instead of a superfund site. i mean i think he's onto something, i just don't think it's ready for publishing. "it's a good idea that now needs a human polish" like shoe polish not Poland Polish i know i'm irresponsible with my capitals but not that bad anyways this might be the thing to get him to step back.
I think he is envisioning a utopian society in which humans swim and share ideas in a centre benevolently powered by AI. Maybe it’s possible, but I’m not hopeful with the number of bad players in control of much of the programs