AI data centers are unsustainable according to the laws of physics.
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AI data centers are unsustainable according to the laws of physics.
Parent: AIEntity: AI data centersImpact: negativeDate: Jul 31, 2026 - Aug 1, 2026Target: AI data centers
The aftermath of Gen AI will lead to significant environmental destruction and societal challenges.
Parent: AIEntity: Gen AIImpact: negativeDate: Jul 31, 2026 - Aug 1, 2026Target: Gen AI
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Now on PeerTube and YouTube...
The webinar @fasterandworse and I did earlier today, on Recovering After Gen AI.
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"Stephen Farrugia joined Kim Crawley to discuss how we can recover after Gen AI.
And the aftermath is soon, no matter how often fools and bootlickers say "AI is here to stay, get used to it!"
Stephen offered his unique perspective, based on his software development background.
I add that research from people at MIT, the United Nations, and Harvard Science Review's meta analysis concludes that Gen AI datacentres are literally unsustainable according to the laws of physics. I link to that research on my Kickstarter page.
And there's model collapse, which is like Mad Cow disease for data.
What will we do about the immense environmental destruction, psychological damage, societal harms, economic destruction, power grid damage, and tech debt in its wake?
That's what we discussed.
Webinar is to promote Recovering After Gen AI, the book. Kickstarter campaign ends on August 5th, 2026:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimcrawley/recovering-after-gen-ai
https://stopgenai.com
And please check out Stephen's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCPvI1Hjjrv35Y-pHtHmrUEA
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PeerTube: https://peertube.wtf/w/7jLQu1muiG5ENjJdZyhfmd
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OSKmJ8cQnno
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The fifth and final Recovering After Gen AI webinar is with Faster and Worse’s Stephen Farrugia. @fasterandworse
Gen AI will end soon because the bubble will pop and the top scientists I cite say datacentres are unsustainable according to the laws of physics, plus the Mad Cow disease of data, model collapse.
What will we do about the aftermath? Environmental destruction? Millions of cognitively dependent people having nervous breakdowns? Massive skills loss in the workforce? An entire generation unable to enter it?
Saturday, August 1st
6pm CEST, Noon EDT, 9am PDT
Free-of-charge, no registration. Go to https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting for public Zoom link on the day of the event,)
(There will now be an “AI”-free Zoom link provided due to problems with Jitsi. Zoom link will be posted to https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting imminently.)
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13 boosts · 7 favs · 1 replies · Jul 31, 2026
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