Crypto currency and AI have emerged as harbingers of a new age, but, at what cost? The term 'data center' has yet to rise in the same notability as its popular end products but has begun to make waves as use of AI and crypto has gained more traction in every day society. The impact of these data centers, filled with computers running endless code for AI and crypto programs, are unregulated energy production, back-door deals for abandoned or defunct power facilities and metric tons of waste water.
On this episode of The Public Good, Bridge Rauch of the Clean Air Coaliton comes to debunk the mysticism of crypto and AI and reveal the tangible harms and threats they pose to our world. Tune in and join the discussion.
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