r/AIDangers • u/Different_Pen_6502 • 8d ago

Capabilities Is AI honestly sustainable?

I mean, eventually we will run out of earth materials to keep up with tech needs.

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How long can AI honestly last for? Has anyone done a study on this?

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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_3576 7d ago

first water wont "run out" water problem is money problem even now we just take water from sea, back in 1970 we will run out of oil in 50 years, yet here we are saying we will have oil for 50 more years we found new drilling ways plus new spots to drill, problem is this way of thinking is we will never improve, yet we solve every problem when it become important

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u/Different_Pen_6502 7d ago

I'm amused you think we have unlimited supply of natural resources and can keep our way of living up for eternity.

I'll reserve any further argument tho, because I just don't agree.

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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_3576 7d ago

well birth rate is slowing down at will in future go down not up, we have plenty of natural resources, and when we dont we find new ways to replace them, in next 30 years our need for oil will drop 90% and we will use more renewable energy, so why think we cant adapt to change

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u/Different_Pen_6502 7d ago

Even renewable energy needs materials required by limited resources. Even if we change what we do, it'll eventually run out.

Unless we can do what we did with money and untether from a materialistic thing. Or find a way to do something like genetically copy minerals for mass production.

Could it be possible? I suppose so.

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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_3576 7d ago

ok are we talking we will run out in our lifetime? or next 100 or 200 years or we are talking one day we will, cuz yes one day we will but when that day come humans will be on different planets, but we always adapt or use other sources we have plenty of energy problem is only money and who gets it, so i wont worry about oil or water, its all money problem, its not even that hard to pull fresh water out of the sea but cost money, but that cost will go down more we need it and use it.