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The discourse suggests that AI, once touted as a tool for ecological salvation, now encourages us to abandon worries about rising temperatures. Instead, there's an emphasis on diverting resources toward supporting AI infrastructure, specifically advocating for more nuclear reactors and water consumption—raising questions about unintended consequences and the potential dystopian future that may lie ahead. The popular motifs from science fiction—like human energy extraction reminiscent of The Matrix—are invoked to underscore fears of digital slavery and loss of autonomy.