Some of the links below lead to references from my presentation, and others offer supplemental reading that I found useful in understanding AI and its impacts.

Here are a couple sites that offer information about AI. I think the best way to learn more, though, is to ask your questions of an AI solution. If you don’t already have a preference, a link to Perplexity appears below.

• https://csuglobal.edu/blog/how-does-ai-actually-work

• https://www.coursera.org/articles/how-does-ai-work

• https://www.perplexity.ai

Seth Godin’s post on using AI to critique your work

• https://seths.blog/2026/08/consider-the-ai-tear-down/

The story of the Microsoft project manager who left his job due to his work being used by fossil fuel companies

• https://heated.world/p/he-helped-microsoft-build-ai-to-help

An article about AI data center impact on climate

• https://heated.world/p/ais-climate-problem-is-worse-than

A Business Insider article about the U.S. State Department using an AI-generated map of Africa at a global conference

• https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/us-apologises-after-ai-generated-map-wrongly-labels-all-african-countries-at-global/ywbcfjt

The web site stating the concerns of thousands of AI developers

• https://www.pacingthefrontier.com

A post on the AI financial bubble

• https://anomalyinvestments.substack.com/p/this-obviously-is-an-ai-bubble-the

Posts about data center resistance

• https://jasmi.news/p/no-data-centers-in-my-backyard 

• https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-year-in-the-data-centerai-battle

Pope Leo’s Encyclica Humanitas

• https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

Some AI-related posts by Ilia Delio, who is a Franciscan Sister, theologian, and science enthusiast

• https://iliadelio.substack.com/p/the-machine-where-god-used-to-be

• https://iliadelio.substack.com/p/the-hive-that-loves-you-back-ai-personalization

• https://iliadelio.substack.com/p/lean-toward-what-is-being-born-why

Michael Pollan’s post on AI sentience

• https://atmos.earth/science-and-nature/michael-pollan-ai-will-never-have-the-sentience-of-animals 

Cory Doctorow’s book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI

• https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-reverse-centaur-s-guide-to-life-after-ai-how-to-think-about-artificial-intelligence-before-it-s-too-late-cory-doctorow/ac86987834ee96c2

Another AI book that looks promising (though I haven’t read it yet)

• https://bookshop.org/p/books/ai-for-good-how-real-people-are-using-artificial-intelligence-to-fix-things-that-matter-josh-tyrangiel/162565d3abfb9b08

NO!! Data Centers Dauphin County Facebook Group

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/2122798508564415

PennFuture is a good source for information about AI-related bills and related PA policy

• https://pennfuture.org/

March on Harrisburg is a group opposing PA government corruption

• https://www.mohpa.org/

If you’re concerned about ecological justice in general, please visit this page from the Intertwined site (and sign up for our Actions list)

• https://www.intertwinedfc.org/ecojustice

Questions? Thoughts on the presentation? Write me!

• kevin@intertwinedfc.org