AI is the last of capitalism's distraction

This opinion piece argues that AI is a distraction from capitalism's harms, pointing to the energy and water consumed by data centers, the destruction of ecosystems, and the use of AI like Palantir's Maven in military kill chains. It claims most AI companies lose money while NVIDIA profits, that AI erodes independent reasoning and labor, and that communities are organizing against data center expansion. It cites the game studio Hinterland's statement that there is no ethical application of AI because commercial models are built on industrial-scale theft and environmental destruction.