AI is taking and going to take jobs, but it would also open jobs, just look at the jobs we need right now that have appeared. Construction of data centers,
Short term jobs, limited workforce, no positive long term gains for the community accompanied by many short and long term problems.
water more important than ever,
If water is more important than ever because data centers need and pollute massive amounts of it?
If it is more important than ever then we should be protecting and conserving it for living things that need it to survive.
Water is life.
copper mining and refining,
Sounds like a lot more unnecessary pollution to create unnecessary data centers.
networks and sysadmin,
Data centers need remarkably few day to day operators.
energy sector,
The one jacking up rates for residents as data centers suck up power? Or the energy sector where the data centers use fossil fuels to power jet turbines for power generation?
semiconductor manufacturing
Maybe. Maybe.
and many more like photonics (should reduce power and water usage.)
Should, sure, but will they really?
We should live in a representative democracy, but do we really?
Anyone with sense still locked in to Oracle products needs to find their nearest exit strategy.
I know it won't be easy, but the alternative is going to be a lot messier when they completely go to shit and you lose everything.