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Yes, efficiency is a key component to any climate change solution (using resources more efficiently.)
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Yes, efficiency is a key component to any climate change solution (using resources more efficiently.)
Ofc is just of course
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ofc is just of course
It's not a strawman lol
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It's not a strawman lol
I think they are routing to lightweight flash models to process "thank you"s these days.
In August, Google is claiming the median input/output cycle costs about .24 Wh and .26 milliliters of water.
Reporting a 33x-44x boost to efficiency over a 12 month period.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
In August, Google is claiming the median input/output cycle costs about .24 Wh and .26 milliliters of water.
Reporting a 33x-44x boost to efficiency over a 12 month period.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
Measuring the environmental impact of AI inference | Google Cloud Blog
A methodology for measuring the energy, emissions, and water impact of Gemini prompts shines a light on the environmental impact of AI inference.
cloud.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I think they are routing to lightweight flash models to process "thank you"s these days.
In August, Google is claiming the median input/output cycle costs about .24 Wh and .26 milliliters of water.
Reporting a 33x-44x boost to efficiency over a 12 month period.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
In August, Google is claiming the median input/output cycle costs about .24 Wh and .26 milliliters of water.
Reporting a 33x-44x boost to efficiency over a 12 month period.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
Ha re: $30, it's more like .0005¢. It's akin to running a microwave one second.
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Ha re: $30, it's more like .0005¢. It's akin to running a microwave one second.
Yes I would say I think the great aspect to American tech, and what's so helpful about their capital markets, is a willingness to go out on a limb to experiment. Don't confuse the failed experiments for the potential of dramatic breakthrough! The optimist perceives fertility ..
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Yes I would say I think the great aspect to American tech, and what's so helpful about their capital markets, is a willingness to go out on a limb to experiment. Don't confuse the failed experiments for the potential of dramatic breakthrough! The optimist perceives fertility ..
It seems rational to bet on compute. It after all is the most certain way to progress, out of all the methods. Wrt to a potential bubble, the uncertainty is on the viable economic return. But you could easily say, well this is beyond the economic return. What matters is the capacity to experiment.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It seems rational to bet on compute. It after all is the most certain way to progress, out of all the methods. Wrt to a potential bubble, the uncertainty is on the viable economic return. But you could easily say, well this is beyond the economic return. What matters is the capacity to experiment.
Sam Altman, sure. But you don't think Google is a serious institution? And it's not just a little tinkering.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Sam Altman, sure. But you don't think Google is a serious institution? And it's not just a little tinkering.
They're talking pretty seriously about it. It can't be simply PR if they are willing to throw substantial amounts of capital into developing it out.
If chances are good that it can happen, and good that intelligence can be leveraged into a climate solution.
Then, we have to take that bet.
If chances are good that it can happen, and good that intelligence can be leveraged into a climate solution.
Then, we have to take that bet.
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
They're talking pretty seriously about it. It can't be simply PR if they are willing to throw substantial amounts of capital into developing it out.
If chances are good that it can happen, and good that intelligence can be leveraged into a climate solution.
Then, we have to take that bet.
If chances are good that it can happen, and good that intelligence can be leveraged into a climate solution.
Then, we have to take that bet.
3.5 million articles of idle doomscroll is still as such, irrelevant to real life cultures and communities without stigma to it. It's interesting you phrase this as water -- that I would be so quenched as to imagine a shared stigma where there is none, to create them? Are we farming stigma?
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
3.5 million articles of idle doomscroll is still as such, irrelevant to real life cultures and communities without stigma to it. It's interesting you phrase this as water -- that I would be so quenched as to imagine a shared stigma where there is none, to create them? Are we farming stigma?
Well yes I've heard of fast fashion, but it remains a curiosity, an idle doomscroll, not any serious basis of governance or moral consideration in reality. There is no stigma to buying clothes. I suppose all the AI fear is similarly not serious?
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Well yes I've heard of fast fashion, but it remains a curiosity, an idle doomscroll, not any serious basis of governance or moral consideration in reality. There is no stigma to buying clothes. I suppose all the AI fear is similarly not serious?
The entire economy is about to become fast, but ofc efficiency is a part of the climate solution.
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The entire economy is about to become fast, but ofc efficiency is a part of the climate solution.
We have enough space here to share a rudimentary consideration.
I invite you :)
I invite you :)
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 PM
We have enough space here to share a rudimentary consideration.
I invite you :)
I invite you :)
I've literally never heard of it. People wear clothes all the time and there is no climate change stigma associated.
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I've literally never heard of it. People wear clothes all the time and there is no climate change stigma associated.
If AI could replace CEOs, surely other executive modes are on the table?
Yes, lol, I am sure. I suppose that's another angle on the psychosis problem, huh.
I think the real problem people have is the dehumanization of intelligence .. it's not the climate.
Yes, lol, I am sure. I suppose that's another angle on the psychosis problem, huh.
I think the real problem people have is the dehumanization of intelligence .. it's not the climate.
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 PM
If AI could replace CEOs, surely other executive modes are on the table?
Yes, lol, I am sure. I suppose that's another angle on the psychosis problem, huh.
I think the real problem people have is the dehumanization of intelligence .. it's not the climate.
Yes, lol, I am sure. I suppose that's another angle on the psychosis problem, huh.
I think the real problem people have is the dehumanization of intelligence .. it's not the climate.
I don't think you're really understanding my argument here. It is:
1. Social change is not a solution to climate change. There has never been a policy on the table with any impact.
2. Fashion is not inherently evil, so why is AI?
3. AI provides a more credible solution (tech/science advancement.)
1. Social change is not a solution to climate change. There has never been a policy on the table with any impact.
2. Fashion is not inherently evil, so why is AI?
3. AI provides a more credible solution (tech/science advancement.)
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I don't think you're really understanding my argument here. It is:
1. Social change is not a solution to climate change. There has never been a policy on the table with any impact.
2. Fashion is not inherently evil, so why is AI?
3. AI provides a more credible solution (tech/science advancement.)
1. Social change is not a solution to climate change. There has never been a policy on the table with any impact.
2. Fashion is not inherently evil, so why is AI?
3. AI provides a more credible solution (tech/science advancement.)
Oh I see. Do you believe all comparison to be whataboutism? And do you think "What about we reduce carbon emissions across the board?" Has been effective? So that we can for sure sacrifice the tech and science gains AI is speculated to bring.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Oh I see. Do you believe all comparison to be whataboutism? And do you think "What about we reduce carbon emissions across the board?" Has been effective? So that we can for sure sacrifice the tech and science gains AI is speculated to bring.
No, sorry I don't see what you are saying .. could you break it down?
January 26, 2026 at 10:04 AM
No, sorry I don't see what you are saying .. could you break it down?
Mm, but women represent 80% of the consumption of fashion! They are the industry drivers, here.
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Mm, but women represent 80% of the consumption of fashion! They are the industry drivers, here.
I think the nature of the political game is an obligation to fitness, however. We are of course not obligated to consume politics or morality ofc, but granted.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I think the nature of the political game is an obligation to fitness, however. We are of course not obligated to consume politics or morality ofc, but granted.
We see through comparison! We see it's not merely the AI's industry water consumption or carbon production at heart of the AI push back. It's also important to understand those activists' impact *is* trivial. There is no reason to think social change will be effective in pushing back against AI.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 AM
We see through comparison! We see it's not merely the AI's industry water consumption or carbon production at heart of the AI push back. It's also important to understand those activists' impact *is* trivial. There is no reason to think social change will be effective in pushing back against AI.
If so, AI presidents are next.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
If so, AI presidents are next.
Yes perhaps in 15-25 years it may reach the levels of the fashion industry. However, there may be seriously transformative advancements in green tech in that time. They are talking about, for instance, launching data centers into space, obviating the need for water or terrestrial energy.
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Yes perhaps in 15-25 years it may reach the levels of the fashion industry. However, there may be seriously transformative advancements in green tech in that time. They are talking about, for instance, launching data centers into space, obviating the need for water or terrestrial energy.
But do you think fashion as a concept is evil? I should think not. There are incremental improvements possible.
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 AM
But do you think fashion as a concept is evil? I should think not. There are incremental improvements possible.
True! The AI industry is looking to 5x in the next three years. It's still far short of the 100x needed to merely match the fashion industry.
However, while social change has been ineffective in solving climate change, AI is a credible vehicle to make solve it through scientific advancement.
However, while social change has been ineffective in solving climate change, AI is a credible vehicle to make solve it through scientific advancement.
January 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM
True! The AI industry is looking to 5x in the next three years. It's still far short of the 100x needed to merely match the fashion industry.
However, while social change has been ineffective in solving climate change, AI is a credible vehicle to make solve it through scientific advancement.
However, while social change has been ineffective in solving climate change, AI is a credible vehicle to make solve it through scientific advancement.