"About 50 residents of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence data centers in the region. Organizers say the 12-hour project fielded more than 25,000 requests from around the world."
"The answers came from a rotating crew of volunteers working on laptops in a community center in Quilicura, a municipality at the urban edge of Santiago that has become a data center hub. Asked by an Associated Press reporter for the identity of who made the sloth drawing, the website responded that it was a local youth who's helping with illustrations."
About 50 residents outside Santiago operated a human-powered chatbot called Quili.AI for 12 hours, handling more than 25,000 global requests. Volunteers answered questions and produced hand-drawn images to highlight the hidden water footprint and environmental toll of AI data centers in Quilicura. Responses included culturally specific knowledge and slower, human-paced replies, with users informed of delays. The project emphasized that not every question requires an instant answer and promoted responding with curiosity or uncertainty rather than immediate certainty, while acknowledging valuable uses of AI.
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