Stephen Downes

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Miguelk Guhlin responds to my question, "Why are we so much more stringent about AI ethics than, say, the ethics of coffee production?" He writes, "The simple answer is, coffee production is regulated, the negative effects are localized and active efforts underway to mitigate impacts." Ah, I love a good pithy response! But the fact remains, though, that our morning cup of coffee consumes as much energy as AI, and nobody is taking to the barricades over that.

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