Not to mention some idiot decided to put these water-pollution factories in places that historically have limited access to water and right now are experiencing one of the worst droughts of all time (at least in the top-5). People are a little protective of their precious water at times like these.

And CEOs are using ai as the new excuse to not give raises on top of mass firings. They’re really expecting thank you cards?

And they raise the prices of consumer electronics.

Also air pollution because quite a few are gas-powered (mobile units). Elon Musk's among them.

The 10 year almost complete lack of regulation for all things AI might have something to do with it.

Not to mention the probably worst part is that they needlessly consume energy which could have been used for actual useful purposes, adding more carbon emission at a time when we desperately need to lower that for the sake of not burning our own fucking planet.

All that for basically no benefit whatsoever for the local population or economy.