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From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
There's nothing new about this, as my research shows. The first world-spanning communication system was the telegraph, which made it possible to communicate between some continents in near-real time.
In 1900, the Signal Corps began building the Washington-Alaska Military Cable & Telegraph System to provide basic communications to the area. The completion of the Alaskan Cable System in 1904 was ...
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...
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From telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
When we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don't think about how these technologies came to be. We take it for granted that we can instantly communicate. We only notice the importance ...
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