06/03/2026
The conversation around AI is moving beyond productivity and into real-world impact.
Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed jars of brown drinking water at a congressional hearing to highlight concerns from people in Georgia who say their water got worse after a Meta data center was built nearby.
Meta denies being at fault and says studies show no link, but this has restarted an important talk about the environmental effect of building and utilizing AI systems.
Is AI progress worth it if local communities lose control of their neighborhoods and face environmental injustice?