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Data centers powering AI and cloud computing are consuming massive amounts of water and electricity, with Virginia alone handling a third of global internet traffic. Business Insider’s investigation exposes how their rapid growth is straining local communities, worsening droughts, and even forcing states to abandon carbon reduction goals.
Start Activity →Learn to write clear, structured prompts that small AI models—like Mistral 7B—can interpret accurately. This activity introduces the Identity → Role → Task → Rules → Output Format blueprint and shows how punctuation, syntax, and spelling influence model performance.
Start Activity →Based on the Harvard Business Review article “AI-Generated Workslop Is Destroying Productivity” (2025), this activity explores how overreliance on AI can produce polished but empty work—and how authentic human effort creates real value.
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