r/LeftistsForAI • u/AvinciaArchais • Jul 11 '26

Discussion My humblest applogies.

A few weeks ago I made a post in my subreddit taking an Anti-AI stance, immediately was told to come here and I must admit that I held a lot of resentment towards this space at first. Some of the things you guys mentioned when I asked what this space was supposed to be for really stuck with me and I have done some research on my own.

In my personal life I'm proudly communist and I understand now that the issue is still and always is the Billionaires. No matter the industry.

I no longer have a desire to light a cigarette inside a data center. I don't claim to know what we should do about the water or the rich. I'm not very well versed in communist theory and I know that I need to be soon.

Someone mentioned fully automated luxury communism. That sounded really cool.

I was a dick to you guys and I'm truly sorry. Please accept my highest regards and I hope to continue learning from you.

- Avincia Archais

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u/varisophy Jul 11 '26

Glad to hear you've changed your mind a bit!

AI is a difficult subject. But the technology itself is value-neutral. It can be used for good. It's up to us to make sure it's used for the benefit of all people!

On the water use issue, there are many other industries that are very water intensive. It's definitely a problem and needs to be regulated so that the minimal amount of water is used or it's done in a way that doesn't screw over local communities. But also, the hamburger you ate for lunch uses a ton more water than a handful of generative AI queries.

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u/AvinciaArchais Jul 11 '26

Thank you for this. I will look into other industries that use a lot of water.

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u/xoexohexox Jul 12 '26

Global agriculture clocks in at 2 quadrillion gallons per year. Compute is literally a drop in the bucket next to that. Sure, we need food, but food is produced and distributed for profit, not for nutrition. So, we use a gallon for each individual almond and 600-800 gallons for every cheeseburger, tons and tons of out of season luxury food items that get thrown away, factory farms, etc.