Thomas Hutt
@egghutt.bsky.social
Author of The Egg, a Substack newsletter investigating the most important issues at the intersection of technology, society, and the environment. egghutt.substack.com
Great summary of an awful philosophy. Needs a clearer, more digestible name than “TESCREAL” though. Techno-Utopianism?
June 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Great summary of an awful philosophy. Needs a clearer, more digestible name than “TESCREAL” though. Techno-Utopianism?
Your book was a pleasure to review. Thanks for exposing what’s really going on. open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
The Rise of an AI Empire
The generative AI industry is taking over the world—but the world is fighting back.
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your book was a pleasure to review. Thanks for exposing what’s really going on. open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
Altman has already laid the groundwork for this with “The Gentle Singularity” two weeks ago.
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Altman has already laid the groundwork for this with “The Gentle Singularity” two weeks ago.
Great article but the comment about John Hennessy appears to be wrong. The 10X claim is documented in this Joule article www.cell.com/joule/fullte...
The growing energy footprint of artificial intelligence
Throughout 2022 and 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) has witnessed a period of rapid
expansion and extensive, large-scale application. This accelerated development raises
concerns about the electric...
www.cell.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Great article but the comment about John Hennessy appears to be wrong. The 10X claim is documented in this Joule article www.cell.com/joule/fullte...
My favorite parts: the empathy for the people exploited by the AI industry, and the call to action. It doesn’t have to be this way; a better AI is possible. Full review at egghutt.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My favorite parts: the empathy for the people exploited by the AI industry, and the call to action. It doesn’t have to be this way; a better AI is possible. Full review at egghutt.substack.com
“There are no specifics of how this could happen.” And not only that, even if some magical AGI did spit out all the perfect solutions to climate change, there’s this little thing called “politics” that would still have to be overcome.
June 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“There are no specifics of how this could happen.” And not only that, even if some magical AGI did spit out all the perfect solutions to climate change, there’s this little thing called “politics” that would still have to be overcome.
Loved the interview; loved the book. The generative AI industry is exploiting everyone and everything and it doesn’t have to be this way.
Here’s my own review of the book on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
Here’s my own review of the book on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
The Rise of an AI Empire
The generative AI industry is taking over the world—but the world is fighting back.
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Loved the interview; loved the book. The generative AI industry is exploiting everyone and everything and it doesn’t have to be this way.
Here’s my own review of the book on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
Here’s my own review of the book on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...