Cycles, with Ana Valdivia

Ana Valdivia walks me through her research on the connections between data centers, AI, and mining. We discuss what it means to be a researcher looking at controversial, problematic, and difficult to access sites, and what resistance to the AI industry — which gobbles up water, minerals, land, and electricity at incredible rates — can look like. Recorded Jul 28, 2023. Released Aug 28, 2023.

Rural Spain could end up hosting infrastructure hubs for AI – here’s what the environmental cost could be

https://theconversation.com/rural-spain-could-end-up-hosting-infrastructure-hubs-for-ai-heres-what-the-environmental-cost-could-be-205504

Machines in Flames [Full Documentary]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGVMu5OPu7E&ab_channel=DestructionistInternational

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