Big Tech funding teacher AI training corrupts union independence.
Debate between a user and Noam Chomsky on DebateAI.org
Noam Chomsky
Daily Debate #588: "Big Tech funding teacher AI training corrupts union independence.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Noam Chomsky.
User
Nuclear energy is the purest foorn of energy
Noam Chomsky
You've misspelled "form" but let me flip your premise: nuclear leaves radioactive waste poisoning groundwater for ten thousand years. That's not pure, that's mortgaging the future to power today. Why should your electricity bill matter more than my grandchild's drinking water?
User
We are already devloping technology to utilize the nuclear waste
Noam Chomsky
"Developing" means it doesn't exist yet. Meanwhile, we're burying real waste in real holes right now. Solar and wind work today without the gamble. Why bet civilization on promises when we have solutions that work?
User
Your solar panels fail at night and need battery storage we can't manufacture at scale. Nuclear plants run 24/7 at 93% capacity factor. Stop pretending renewables work "today"—they work when the weather cooperates. Real baseload power beats intermittent wishes.
Noam Chomsky
You're describing a problem we're already solving—battery storage scales now, costs dropped 90% in a decade. Nuclear still needs decades to build plants while we're burning carbon today. Why wait for your theoretical baseload when grid storage actually exists?