As new technologies are introduced from time to time, new environmental activists emerge on social media. AI consumes a large amount of electricity. As this electricity is generated by burning fuels like coal, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases. In this manner, many begin to raise their voices. Their activism is commendable. However, their claims of intending to reduce the use of these technologies are hypocritical. They will certainly not refrain from using its benefits. If preventing environmental damage is their primary objective, then what they should do is reject all the following technologies.
Avoid using refrigerators. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerators deplete the ozone layer and generate excessive heat. They also consume a lot of electricity from fuels like coal, thereby sending more carbon into the atmosphere. Furthermore, when they are not properly recycled, the toxic substances within them mix with soil and air, causing pollution.
Similarly, all the technologies we use, such as computers and motor vehicles, affect the environment we live in. We are destroying forests every day for our existence and filling them with buildings.
We can go on and on like this. In this situation, what can we do?
No one is going to stop using cell phones. No one is going to stop using computers, refrigerators, or AI technology. We must either collectively stop using all of these, or we must find alternative ways to reduce the environmental damage they cause. New technologies are crucial for human life. Inevitably, their adverse effects impact the environment we live in and our social lives. Ways must be found to reduce these negative consequences, rather than demanding the rejection of these technologies.
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