The environmental impacts aren't just from AI processing, of course, though that's adding to it. Every time we stream a show or store something on "the cloud"--which isn't in a cloud but an economically precarious place where the company can use local power and water for without employing locals--we're contributing to a carbon footprint bigger than the airline industry's and growing.
That's sliding off topic, though. I totally support the writing process as teaching/practicing thinking claim.
Nicky
Sent: September 4, 2023 11:00:56 AM
To: Gerardo Otero; academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Re: In defence of the (tedious) student essay (The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)), Sep 04, 2023
What a great article, Gerardo! Thank you for sharing. Writing = thinking. Whether you are revising your own work or starting something new, the process is a major part of the point, and you will miss out on the leap into knowledge if you leave it out.
I came across this interesting perspective recently. I hadn't actually been aware of the environmental repercussions of AI until I read this:
Best,
Ronda
Dr. Ronda Arab
Associate Professor of English
Simon Fraser University
pronouns: she/her
Sent: 04 September 2023 10:33:41
To: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: In defence of the (tedious) student essay (The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)), Sep 04, 2023
Dear colleagues: I particularly liked this article about the university essay in today’s Globe and Mail. I am sending it in response to Steve DiPola’s request for suggestions.
In defence of the (tedious) student essay
Associate professor of political science at Brock University. His latest book, with Natasha Tusikov, is The New Knowledge: Information, Data and the Remaking of Global Power. BLAYNE HAGGART OPINION
The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)
Sep 04, 2023
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