The Dark Side of AI: Ethics, Environment, and What We're Overlooking
The Dark Side of AI: Ethics, Environment, and What We're Overlooking AI is changing the world—but not always for the better. Are we asking the right questions? Hey everyone. So I’ve been geeking out over AI for months now—chatbots, image generators, all that fun stuff. But then I read a research paper that stopped me cold. It wasn’t about breakthroughs or billion-dollar startups. It was about ethics, exploitation, and energy consumption. Things we don’t usually talk about when we’re playing with cool new tools. This post is my attempt to dig into those uncomfortable truths: the moral blind spots, the environmental toll, and the real human cost of artificial intelligence. Table of Contents The Ethical Dilemmas AI Creates AI’s Impact on Climate and Resources The Hidden Labor Behind Smart Machines Who Really Benefits from AI? Designing for Fairness and Accountability The Questions We're Not Asking—But Should The Ethi...