AI Expansion Strains Society And Environment

In a recent commentary responding to Jeffrey Way, a technology critic argues that rapid AI adoption is driving widespread copyright infringement, exploitative crowdwork, and environmental harms. He cites estimates that data centers doubled electricity consumption by 2023, now consume 4.4% of US power, involve over two million crowdworkers, and could use electricity equal to 22% of US households by 2028, heightening ethical and infrastructure risks.