Spell Media Without AI
Your recent article, “AI Costs Far More Than Money,” (Aug. 20) captures what’s too often missing from the breathless coverage of artificial intelligence—the real costs borne not in headlines about innovation, but in water tables, power grids and public health.
AI may be the shiny new frontier, but the infrastructure beneath it is decidedly 19th century. Think coal and diesel, not to mention the pipelines of personal data flowing without our consent. What’s most troubling is how little this reality penetrates the public conversation. The press, stripped of resources and often dazzled by tech’s self-mythologizing, has been slow to treat these harms with the urgency they deserve.
If democracy relies on an informed citizenry, then ignoring the ecological and civic consequences of Big Tech’s expansion is not just negligence, it’s complicity. As members of the media, I implore you to please do more.
Micah D. Mercer
North Bay
Bag Rag
A carpetbagger is a person who is perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist. All readers who are a bit tired of receiving ridiculous texts from Gov. Gavin Newsom, please raise your hands, feet and any other extremities that are available at this time. Thank you.
Craig J. Corsini
San Rafael
The Secret
I rubbed my magic lamp three times and asked the Genie, “What does Craig Corsini have to do to get his letters published in virtually every edition of the Pacific Sun?” Haven’t heard back as yet, but maybe the editor will provide the magic answer.
Rex Allen
Via PacificSun.com
The Editor Answers: Dear Rex — Corsini writes to le*****@pa********.com instead of merely posting in the comments of pacificsun.com. It works; try it (see above). — Daedalus Howell, Editor
