I say it will definitely require mining the planet out of existence where's my VC trillions. #amgenius

Added alt text, because wow

I'd love for ordinary people to have the power collectively to stop this waste, but I wonder whether most of the energy use actually occurs in direct response to end users anyway. Most AI functionality seems so ill-conceived that its designers already know they have to force it into use.

His rapid reinstatement is an indictment of the tech industry. We are beholden to a meta-cult-of-personality. We automatically deify those with the biggest shows and promises. We're addicted to the drug of fawning, uncritical servility, and we'd hardly recognise rational consensus-building.

Why do they even hand out those licences?