The Doctor :
People blame AI for stuff like polar bears going extinct, but that doesn’t really make sense. Polar bears are struggling because of climate change, and climate change comes mainly from burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, something humans have been doing for over a century, long before AI existed. AI using water or electricity doesn’t mean it destroys the environment; the water used for cooling goes back into the natural water cycle, it doesn’t vanish or poison the Arctic [Closed circuit cooling, the same way an air conditioner works].
Compared to cars, planes, factories, and coal power plants, AI uses a tiny amount of energy. If AI disappeared tomorrow, climate change would still continue exactly the same. In fact, AI is often used to help the environment, tracking ice melt, studying animal populations, and improving renewable energy. So blaming AI for polar bears is mixing up the real cause with a convenient target.
2026-01-19 12:50:15