An AiGovOps Foundation published artifact · companion to the trade-offs calculator

Every source. Every caveat. Nothing from memory.

Each entry below was verified against the linked documents on 12–13 August 2026 — the exact finding, the evidence class, at least four sources per fact, a "find it yourself" trail, and the boundary conditions that headlines usually drop. Filter by ledger, filter by evidence class, or search. Then read the corrections: the fifteen most common misquotes in this debate, and what the sources actually say.

Corrections — what the debate keeps getting wrong

Both sides of the AI-cost argument lean on numbers their own sources do not say. Keeping this list public is the point of the artifact.

For More Reading — companion to Data Centers, AI & Social Trade-offs · published by the AiGovOps Foundation in the Library · August 2026.
Verification date for all entries: 12 August 2026. Corrections welcome — file an issue in the Library repo. · ← back to the Library