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Misinformation-laden website almost convinces Alberta town to abandon climate program (www.nationalobserver.com)

submitted 1 week ago by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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“This website I’m quoting from, I don’t know a whole lot about… but I just thought their words were better than mine.”— Alberta councillor, citing a website with an AI chatbot pushing towns to quit net-zero programs

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[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

The problem is not artificial intelligence, it's natural dumbness.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Kakistocracy is not natural

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That misinformation is amplified by an AI-powered chatbot named "Canadian Civic Advisor".

I'm going to take note of that example. Next time I hear someone says AI chatbots could potentially help fight climate change, I'll be able to show that today they actually aggravate climate change.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Next time I hear someone says AI chatbots could potentially help fight climate change, I'll be able to show that today they actually aggravate climate change.

The AI lies are one part of that.

The other part is that the data centers powering these AI tools draw massive amounts of power and need massive amounts of water to keep them cool.