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9. Everyone getting those commercials claiming we need a million data centers

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 05:32 PM

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because Trump wants them? That NETCHOICE running them is just all the tech bros. They trash Bernie and AOC but most MAGA people don't want the GD things either.

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Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Wow, this is a great ruling. I hope it holds! SunSeeker Yesterday #1

Outside of the issue of defamatory statements... reACTIONary Yesterday #2

You can find them useful. Doesn't change the fact that AI isn't necessary for the task, which these companies are all Karasu Yesterday #4

Nobody is forcing users to use AI.... reACTIONary Yesterday #13

Um..yes, they are. "Scrolling down" doesn't change that. Companies forcing the use of AI goes MUCH farther than simple Karasu Yesterday #17

Unless you check everything in the AI overview - every alleged fact, every quote, every source - you highplainsdem Yesterday #5

It's not really that hard to check it out.... reACTIONary Yesterday #12

LOL! In other words, you don't check. And it sounds as if you'd use AI overviews you hadn't bothered highplainsdem Yesterday #31

If you look at a page from a "regular" web page search, do you.... reACTIONary Yesterday #34

I've seen news stories including studies about the links in AI overviews often not actually leading highplainsdem Yesterday #36

I'm focused on the value AI brings to .... reACTIONary 23 hrs ago #50

AI search on the internet is a parasite killing its host. There's no value in that. The errors make its highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #51

Well then, if that's the case, eventually..... reACTIONary 23 hrs ago #52

Of all the silly comparisons. Calculators would never have been widely used if they were as error-prone highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #57

I sometimes post AI search results here, and.... reACTIONary 22 hrs ago #58

The whopper is everything you've said suggesting people should trust AI results. Even AI companies highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #61

Not any less trustful than "the internet" itself..... reACTIONary 12 hrs ago #67

Again, you're trusting AI summaries known to make mistakes. You're also choosing to use AI tools highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #69

Again, I've never accessed anything on the internet... reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #73

This message was self-deleted by its author Betty Boom 12 hrs ago #68

Thanks for your comments Betty Boom 12 hrs ago #71

You are welcome! Here on DU, even those who are a bit... reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #74

Unfortunately, I had quite an unpleasant experience to the contrary recently Betty Boom 11 hrs ago #75

The problem with AI overviews is that they're not reliable. ShazzieB Yesterday #14

I think they are more reliable than some make them out to be.... reACTIONary Yesterday #16

There are still whoppers aplenty. cab67 Yesterday #38

Plain search used to do that Cirsium Yesterday #18

Your experience with "plain search" and with... reACTIONary Yesterday #19

it isn't a matter of opinion Cirsium Yesterday #20

It seems to be a subjective judgement to me.... reACTIONary Yesterday #23

OK Cirsium Yesterday #30

Wow! Thanks.... reACTIONary Yesterday #32

Thank you Cirsium 22 hrs ago #60

I sometimes find them amusing. cab67 Yesterday #37

And you just admitted you have to wade through irrelevant junk... paleotn Yesterday #42

Then one has to verify that it's not inaccurate slop GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #46

How can you be sure what the agenda of the AI programmer is? Like an algorithm, it can steer us in the direction Martin68 11 hrs ago #78

You make a very good point... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #79

I, too, usually conduct searches about scientific and other "basic facts," and have found some of the AI summaries Martin68 7 hrs ago #80

We were able to do it just fine (in fact, better) BEFORE this immensely destructive shit came along. Karasu Yesterday #3

Yes. Search was much better before. highplainsdem Yesterday #6

The quality of their searches declined significantly. hunter Yesterday #27

AI "search" Be Leave On Yesterday #7

Profitable, because we are a post-literate society. SouthBayDem 22 hrs ago #56

Fuck Google! caballojm Yesterday #8

DuckDuckGo has an AI, but they actually allow you to completely turn it off, and they have a version of their site that Karasu Yesterday #10

Same here. paleotn Yesterday #43

Everyone getting those commercials claiming we need a million data centers Bengus81 Yesterday #9

Here's what's wrong with the massive data centers ... FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #65

Their wanting to put one up around Garden City,Ks and it's projected water use Bengus81 13 hrs ago #66

Yes many of these data centers are going up in rural areas, and lack of zoning laws is a big reason FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #76

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #11

I want to know how Progressive dog Yesterday #15

I have not seen contradictions, but I think vanlassie Yesterday #22

I have seen something worse than a contradiction. pnwmom Yesterday #24

Yea that's bad. I would never accept personal info vanlassie Yesterday #28

You could find it just as easily with a 'precisely composed query' GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #47

I've been a heavy user of the internet for many years. vanlassie 21 hrs ago #62

Even more reprehensible... GiqueCee Yesterday #21

Yes. People need to realize that every single writer, visual artist, photographer, singer, musician, highplainsdem Yesterday #44

Nailed it! GiqueCee Yesterday #45

It's human nature to expect the biggest reward for the lowest cost. SouthBayDem 23 hrs ago #53

So the AI bros ripping off the world's intellectual property is just human nature? highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #59

Republicans will pass a law making it illegal to restrict AI search Bobstandard Yesterday #25

'Almost Intelligence' trains from anything it can find (within reason, supposedly) 3825-87867 Yesterday #26

"Imitation Intelligence" is a good name. hunter Yesterday #29

It's pretty easy to tell if Republicans are lying!--- Jack Valentino Yesterday #33

I call it a fancy shorthand for Anti-Intellectualism. SouthBayDem 23 hrs ago #54

I wish this was here. Figarosmom Yesterday #35

I probably don't ask complicated questions, but I find the Google AI helpful Bluetus Yesterday #40

I've asked about current news events Figarosmom Yesterday #41

That's an astute judge. But it goes beyond that. Bluetus Yesterday #39

This is something a lot of people don't understand GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #49

I heard a good explanation the other day Bluetus 12 hrs ago #72

very insightful. that's why hallucinations will never go away altogether. nt scipan 23 hrs ago #55

People still use Google? It's a spy agency that sells your data. I stopped ages ago. usonian 23 hrs ago #48

Type -ai at the end of your search and you'll find out how little you need AI Bengus81 15 hrs ago #63

AI regurgitates a lot of garbage and presents itself as fact. Historic NY 14 hrs ago #64

AI Chatbots reviewed by Behind the Bastards ihaveaquestion 12 hrs ago #70

Google is using AI in the same way that using an algorithm produces search results that benefit advertisers. Martin68 11 hrs ago #77