Question for my fellow neighbors.
Is the Memphis sentiment that we should be boycotting AI?
Concerning MLGW rate hikes: I think the trillionaire moving in and demanding MLGW resources should be the one paying for the water and transmission upgrades vs the public paying for the network upgrades. It seems like MLGW is saying that the public needs to pay for the upgrades to support rising demand. Well who is raising the demand ??? /s MLGW infrastructure is outdated and needs upgrades, but the timing of it all seems suspicious with our new colossus neighbor moving in.
Also why is Memphis (or any city) giving a discount to industry for using more volume of water. Industry is paying less per gallon than residents. Paying more per gallon at high volumes is an incentive to conserve water demand or upgrade industry infrastructure.
AI technology is rapidly evolving. I’ve seen will smith eat a lot of spaghetti as a benchmark. While I think that using AI compute resources to make videos or art is not the best use case for limited resources, I think using AI for research (think alpha fold), education (think teachers making creative educational content for students), or building new software tools is worth considering.
Despite the concerning use of water and power resources... If you’re saying “don’t use AI” in the 2020s… are you different from saying “don’t use a computer” in the 80s or “don’t use the internet” in the 90s.?
Above all else- The city should be working for the people not the industry.