just got into an argument with a family member about ChatGPT and generative AI and they brought up how it was helpful for mental health because people aren't as overworked.
and...
I'm sorry but your mental health does not come before communities who are already suffering from the water crisis who are being negatively affected by AI data centers using gallons of water each response.
you do NOT matter more than entire regions in third world countries. your mental health does NOT matter more than the environment. your ChatGPT response does NOT matter more than Real Life People facing Real Life Consequences for YOUR convenience.
write the goddamn email yourself.
sources:
https://cee.illinois.edu/news/AIs-Challenging-Waters
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/04/09/artificial-intelligence-water-climate/
https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117














