Then there's also technology that damages the environment like AI is the latest example of this.

We're seeing the rise of generative AI which takes a lot more computing power than the so-called traditional AI and so using a tool like chat gp t for one session is like

pouring out a whole bottle of water. Chat gp t costs anywhere from 7 to 12 billion dollars a day to

run and the servers that power these tools can only use

fresh water and fresh water makes up 2.5% of the world's total volume and more than half

of that's ice and so agriculture actually uses 70% of what's actually usable.

So with chat gee BT just taking up so much water and not being able to use salt water,

there's some really big implications of just maintaining

these servers and keeping them cool enough. This is Spirit Jim. Today Paul is

talking with Rachel Miles. Rachel is a technology and design consultant

with a background working with Fortune 50 companies such as IBM, Meta, State Farm

and Stanley Black and Decker.

She's one of the founders of Grounded Insights,

a research firm providing comprehensive insights, reports,

and data to help startups and companies scale up

without wasting resources.

Thank you for listening to this podcast, which would not be possible without you,

our subscribers, and also our premier sponsors by Optimizers, Organified, Alio Valley and Wild Crafts. M page at Paul Check.com forward slash podcast. In today's episode Paul and Rachel are talking

about how to make technology work for you. Well hello everybody as you know from Penny's intro. My guest today is Rachel Miles and I'm super

excited to have Rachel with us here today. In this podcast, Rachel and I are going to get into how technology affects people

negatively and some of the very real dangers technology has brought into our lives,

how technology can be better used and managed and be positive and

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