Where does your AI monster live and what do you feed it?

A look at the bizarre, ever-hungry, and sometimes noxious world of AI. Join me as we venture into the shadowy caverns of AI development, where our monstrous creations lurk in sprawling data centers, feasting on endless streams of text, images, and computational power. These beasts demand only the finest delicacies—clean, structured data, served on silver platters of GPUs and TPUs. But beware! Feed them biased scraps, and your AI monster may develop… Questionable tastes. Of course, like any living thing (or at least any poorly house-trained cryptid), AI systems emit their fair share of toxic byproducts. Whether it’s the pungent stench of hallucinated facts, the suffocating smog of model bloat, or the occasional high-decibel existential crisis, AI can be a messy roommate. And then, there’s the true cost. Not just the eye-watering electricity bills or maxed-out cloud budgets, but the human costs—ethical dilemmas, misinformation rabbit holes, and enough existential dread to keep philosophers employed for generations. So, before you bring an AI monster into your home (or your company), ask yourself: Can you afford to feed it? And more importantly… Can you survive what it becomes?