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The Real Costs of AI and Social Media Impacts: Hashtag Trending in the Summer for Monday July 8th 2024

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In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the substantial financial and environmental costs linked to AI development and deployment, highlighting statements from industry leaders like Mustafa Suleyman and Dario Omodei. The episode also covers the energy demands of AI, Google's rising carbon footprint, and troubling trends in social media misuse among students. Lastly, it addresses the ongoing wave of layoffs in the Bay Area tech industry, questioning the stability and future of the sector.

00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:03 The Real Costs of AI 00:28 AI's Impact on Knowledge Production 01:54 The Financial and Environmental Costs of AI 03:37 Google's Environmental Challenges 04:54 Social Media and School Conflicts 06:04 Tech Industry Layoffs in the Bay Area 07:22 Conclusion and Future Plans

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In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the substantial financial and environmental costs linked to AI development and deployment, highlighting statements from industry leaders like Mustafa Suleyman and Dario Omodei. The episode also covers the energy demands of AI, Google's rising carbon footprint, and troubling trends in social media misuse among students. Lastly, it addresses the ongoing wave of layoffs in the Bay Area tech industry, questioning the stability and future of the sector.

00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:03 The Real Costs of AI 00:28 AI's Impact on Knowledge Production 01:54 The Financial and Environmental Costs of AI 03:37 Google's Environmental Challenges 04:54 Social Media and School Conflicts 06:04 Tech Industry Layoffs in the Bay Area 07:22 Conclusion and Future Plans

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