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October 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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ChatGPT 5 is a nice example of something important: The actual energy consumption of this software can vary across an eye-watering number of variables. OpenAI is keeping that *range* very secret (as are Google etc)
scitechdaily.com/hidden-cost-...
scitechdaily.com/hidden-cost-...
Hidden Cost of Smart AI: 50× More CO₂ for a Single Question
Some AI models burn through 50× more carbon to think through a question, yet don’t always offer better answers.
scitechdaily.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
ChatGPT 5 is a nice example of something important: The actual energy consumption of this software can vary across an eye-watering number of variables. OpenAI is keeping that *range* very secret (as are Google etc)
scitechdaily.com/hidden-cost-...
scitechdaily.com/hidden-cost-...
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Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
How To Argue With An AI Booster
Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
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Nowhere near enough is being made of Google taking a clear, intentional and planned step into the techno-fascist position on energy and climate
It literally came with its own PDF white paper. This is clear and intentional and thought-through.
www.desmog.com/2025/08/19/g...
It literally came with its own PDF white paper. This is clear and intentional and thought-through.
www.desmog.com/2025/08/19/g...
Google President Praised MAGA Speech Slamming ‘Climate Extremist Agenda’
Interior Sec. Doug Burgum told an AI conference that data centers should be powered by coal, gas, and nuclear. Ruth Porat called his comments "fantastic.”
www.desmog.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nowhere near enough is being made of Google taking a clear, intentional and planned step into the techno-fascist position on energy and climate
It literally came with its own PDF white paper. This is clear and intentional and thought-through.
www.desmog.com/2025/08/19/g...
It literally came with its own PDF white paper. This is clear and intentional and thought-through.
www.desmog.com/2025/08/19/g...
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Sam Altman has got to the point where he doesn't even bother to describe stuff anymore. "Uhh yeah sometime you'll have a thingy that will do stuff. And wow will it be good!"
August 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Sam Altman has got to the point where he doesn't even bother to describe stuff anymore. "Uhh yeah sometime you'll have a thingy that will do stuff. And wow will it be good!"
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500ml of water per 50 LLM questions/entries
Now averaging 8,000,000,000 prompts per day globally (across all AI systems)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Now averaging 8,000,000,000 prompts per day globally (across all AI systems)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
500ml of water per 50 LLM questions/entries
Now averaging 8,000,000,000 prompts per day globally (across all AI systems)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Now averaging 8,000,000,000 prompts per day globally (across all AI systems)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The first indication that space colonization is fiction is that they’re talking about turning an uninhabitable desert planet into a thriving biosphere while we’re turning our own thriving biosphere into an uninhabitable desert planet.
May 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first indication that space colonization is fiction is that they’re talking about turning an uninhabitable desert planet into a thriving biosphere while we’re turning our own thriving biosphere into an uninhabitable desert planet.
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God, what a nightmare but it has 180k views so I guess I have to fact check the friendlyjordies climate change video
Going by the transcript to preserve my sanity but it's hard because Google's speech recognition system can't recognise the stupid accents, lol
A hopefully extremely short thread
Going by the transcript to preserve my sanity but it's hard because Google's speech recognition system can't recognise the stupid accents, lol
A hopefully extremely short thread
May 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
God, what a nightmare but it has 180k views so I guess I have to fact check the friendlyjordies climate change video
Going by the transcript to preserve my sanity but it's hard because Google's speech recognition system can't recognise the stupid accents, lol
A hopefully extremely short thread
Going by the transcript to preserve my sanity but it's hard because Google's speech recognition system can't recognise the stupid accents, lol
A hopefully extremely short thread
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Friends: a short thread on data centres + general rising power demand, based off the amazing new @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Review 2025, out today
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
April 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Friends: a short thread on data centres + general rising power demand, based off the amazing new @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Review 2025, out today
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...