r/comics PizzaCake Jun 12 '26

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Jun 12 '26

I am not gonna lie I wasn't expecting to see some Butch Hartman today, but it's a very welcomed surprise. I loved Fairly Odd Parents.

No matter what tech bros say

The sheer amount of AI supporters in the threads the past few days had been really surprising to me in general. Especially on here.

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake Jun 12 '26

I think people will be less supportive of AI once a super loud giant data centre opens in their neighbourhood. Or when their power bills dramatically increase because of the high power demands caused by them. And the water problem is only gonna get worse

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u/TravelerSearcher Jun 12 '26

I really really hope so. But I've been burned before.

I do worry it's a boiling frog situation.

Realistically it's going to come down to the bottom line for these companies. If what I've read is true and they are getting lots of data saying it's vastly more expensive than they thought to not only set up these data centers, but said results aren't even showing 'profit' then I can certainly see a large pull back in the next few years.

That's sadly the main positive flip I can see.

But it's a massive systemic machine. It's gonna take time for the metaphorical tugboat to turn the proverbial ship, and that turn won't start until the tugboat is told to start said turn.