Technology

This could've been regulated decades ago. We chose not to regulate it, because we were told it would hurt the economy, and we always choose benefits to the economy, whether they are real or imagined, over environmental regulation. Always have, always will. We're still doing it today. We could regulate it today too. But AI is now the foundation of our economy, so we will choose what we imagine will benefit the economy, even if it is completely imaginary, over the real impacts to the environment, yet again. Because we always do. The cult of capitalism has brainwashed us all and there doesn't seem to be any escape. The capital in the economy must grow, forever. The people who benefit from it will make sure to tell us so when they tell us what decision we must make for the sake of the economy that benefits them. And we will listen to them, because they have lots of money so they are ideal successful people whose success we rely on for our own meager lives.