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- The Dumbest Genius Librarian Fri, 16 May 25, 3:00amGuest Post by Willis EschenbachI have been using the AI “perplexity.ai” extensively lately both for scientific and general research. I think of it as the world’s dumbest, most unruly genius…
- Without energy abundance, America loses the AI race Mon, 12 May 25, 11:00amThe soaring demand projections we’re seeing aren’t just statistics – they’re a clarion call that America’s energy future must be built on pragmatism, not ideological preferences that take options off the table...
- Microsoft: We Need AI Save the World with Nuclear Fusion Mon, 12 May 25, 3:00amBig tech pushing back on accusations of being AI obsessed climate wreckers.
- Google Accused of Greenwashing Massive AI Energy Consumption Fri, 9 May 25, 7:00amAccused of signing zero carbon nuclear deals with no timeline, scanty details.
- Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow Thu, 10 Apr 25, 5:00pmA new progressivism, one that embraces construction over obstruction, must find new allegories to think about technology and the future
- Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report Thu, 10 Apr 25, 2:00pmThe IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’
- Trump goes gangbusters on coal power and coal mining to supply AI energy demand Wed, 9 Apr 25, 6:49amBy Jo Nova Trump switches on the giant dormant coal infrastructure of the US In the last twenty years 770 coal turbines have been switched off in the US, and Donald Trump wants to turn as many back on as he can.
- Trump signs orders to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open Wed, 9 Apr 25, 7:01amMove is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for data centers, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back
- Trump expected to sign order to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open Wed, 9 Apr 25, 1:50amMove is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back
- The AI Age Begins: Texas ERCOT Slammed with 99GW of New Energy Demand Sat, 8 Mar 25, 6:00amI wonder how many fossil fuel plants and nuclear reactors are required to service 99GW of new energy demand?
- AI revolution: So big, Texas grid needs the equivalent of 30 Nuclear Reactors By 2030 to meet Power Demand Fri, 7 Mar 25, 6:58amBy Jo Nova The insatiable hunger for electricity The world is about to flip from an energy diet to an electrical boom. Look at Texas.
- Green Britain has 400GW of Stalled Data Center Requests, 60 – 70% will “Never Happen” Wed, 12 Feb 25, 1:00amHow long until British AI entrepreneurs get fed up with waiting?
- AI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster | Letters Sat, 8 Feb 25, 5:01amDr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory framework
- Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms Fri, 7 Feb 25, 11:01amExperts say mandatory reporting on energy and water use is needed to avoid irreparable damage to environment
- Claim: Coal Powered AI Will Consume 20% of Global Energy by 2030 Fri, 31 Jan 25, 5:00am"... plans to decommission several coal plants have been delayed ... 20 per cent of global electricity use by 2030. ... "