Is bulldozing homes, seizing land, harming the climate, and replacing workers really worth everyone having an AI agent?
THE SO WHAT
The AI agent narrative is colliding with land use, labor, and climate externalities — this won’t stay a thought experiment once regulators and local communities connect the dots. If your roadmap depends on large-scale agent usage, start mapping power, data center siting, and workforce impacts now rather than waiting for a permitting or PR wall.
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