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Can you imagine what this world would be if all the money spent building out AI and data centers was instead directed to mitigating #climate change? Millions if not billions of jobs created globally in design, installation, and maintenance of new systems,

Well, maybe AI will help slow down the climate crisis, but not how many of us were hoping it would! www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-a...

I looked this up yesterday: the North American Boreal #Forest has 277 BILLION #trees. Might not have been wise to warm up and dry out the atmosphere where there are 277 BILLION trees (polar and near polar regions have warmed much faster than rest of planet.)

In any other Presidential administration, I'd consider the recall of all Tesla FSD vehicles a "slam dunk". The camera-only system IMHO simply cannot be reliable in poor visibility conditions, and LIDAR and radar should be mandatory. Read more here: www.financialcontent.com/article/mark...

The muskrat's obstinance and his political "distractions" may have cost #Tesla the robotaxi market. Waymo and others are now so far ahead with LIDAR and radar as part of the standard setup. We'll see if correct. Regardless, be informed. You couldn't pay me to get in a camera-only FSD Tesla vehicle.

Here's my "radical" (common sense) idea: for every dollar invested in AI build out/infrastructure, another dollar should be spent on climate mitigation/environmental protection. Frankly, anyplace they put in a data center, they should install solar/battery on any home or business ...

#alternativeenergy Ya' know, just putting this out there: If we switched to a solar/wind/hydro/wave/geothermal energy system with battery backup (these are all technologies we have now, with battery tech rapidly increasing in storage capacity with decreasing costs), ...

... that have installed themselves as brutal dictators in oil-rich countries (count the U.S. in that list now), using the profits from oil to make more wars. Oh, and if you had home #solar with battery backup (or just an EV w/ bidirectional charging), you'd never lose power if the grid goes down.

#alternativeenergy Ya' know, just putting this out there: If we switched to a solar/wind/hydro/wave/geothermal energy system with battery backup (these are all technologies we have now, with battery tech rapidly increasing in storage capacity with decreasing costs), ...

Hi Everyone! I will admit I've gone pretty quiet here on BlueSky. I've been VERY active on Threads @deanrand trying to "rally the troops" to do whatever they can to stop the fall into fascism here in the U.S. I hope to reengage more deeply on climate matters once we get through this (if we do.)

The countries that invest the most in #AI are likely going to run into some major wealth and income disparity problems moving forward.

Here’s my ridiculous idea: people and countries can only use #ArtificialIntelligence that is net neutral on climate. If we had any brains at all, there would be a global agreement on this. (But alas, the billionaires won’t like this idea at all.)

The countries that invest the most in #AI are likely going to run into some major wealth and income disparity problems moving forward.

The countries that invest the most in #climate mitigation and green solutions and #sustainability will have the most egalitarian outcomes (and a chance to survive).

I've been saying all along: the only problems with the Tesla robotaxi systems are the hardware and the software. Other than that ... www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

IMHO, the camera-only system simply cannot work in all expected driving conditions and situations. I don't know how you can write code that can fix "system cannot see -- heavy rain (or fog, or snow, or direct sunlight, or glare)".

Most likely outcome of #AI development -- far more of us get poorer with a few of us getting far richer. Governments around the world should be looking hard at how this tech benefits/hurts their citizens and setting guidelines/procedures/limits as of yesterday. #Artificialintelligence

Pre-market #Tesla stock up $7 after announcing huge $29 billion stock compensation gift to the muskrat. I would argue this is horribly bad news for the company -- it needs to remove the muskrat infestation rather than entrench it: www.tipranks.com/news/tesla-s...

Especially when more and more of these will be hitting Tesla in coming years, mostly due to what appear to be highly exaggerated promises and capabilities by none other than the man above: www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...

#Uber is picking winners in the #robotaxi race, and none of them are named #Tesla: insideevs.com/news/766132/...

If we as a species had any brains, we'd put a global moratorium on AI development until we have a plan to do it in a way that doesn't require the use of any fossil fuels to power it, due to the risks of further accelerating the climate crisis. But, we as a species don't have any brains.

Big aBomination of a Bill means #Tesla = Toast. Unless the muskrat finds some way to get this bill to not get scuttled in the House and get signed, he basically loses the #EV tax credit starting in September. With all of the other damage he's done to the brand, would be final nail in the coffin.

Hard not to see the bill getting passed at this point. No one has shown courage in the GOP. Will be devastating to lower income Americans, to the U.S. government's financial standing, and to the climate in the long run. FAFO. But megawealthy will be able to buy bigger yachts.

IMHO, the only problem with the Tesla robotaxi is the hardware and the software. Other than that ... www.cnbc.com/2025/06/27/w...