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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
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this post was submitted on 21 May 2025
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You might have heard of these fossil fuels we're busily running out of. And fossil is still 80% of primary energy use so there is no renewable energy transition, and renewable infrastructure is being built almost exclusively using fossil fuels.
So this means future energy rationing. What's the business case for AI?
printing money by deception. oh and also votes, probably.
Also telling me how to install arch Linux but sing it to me as a Kenny Loggins
Verse 1 Reboot your rig and hit the USB, Boot it up live from the Arch IS-OOOHH-B! You're in the zone now, terminal’s lit, You gotta ping that net and make sure it's legit!
(CHORUS) Highway to the Arch install, (Gonna fly into the...) Highway to the Arch install!
Verse 2 Partition time with cfdisk — no fear, Format your root with mkfs.ext4 my dear. Mount it up with a little mount /dev/sdX, Now you're rolling smooth, yeah you're onto the next!
(CHORUS) Highway to the Arch install, (Gonna fly into the...) Highway to the Arch install!
Bridge Mirror, mirror, set 'em fast, reflector knows how to make that last. Then pacstrap /mnt base linux — so fly, Installin’ Arch, baby, you're touching the sky!
(Slow breakdown) genfstab, then chroot in, Now you’re living life like a power sysadmin...
Final Chorus – belt it! Highway to the Arch install, You're flying, configuring it aaaaall! Bootloader, locale, make that call — You're livin’ the dream with no safety net at all!
Highway... to the Arch install...
Restricting our energy use is not a very good end game. We need to learn how to unlock more energy production without destruction of the environment. This will happen through technological development. Temporarily rationing or conservation may be needed, but permanent is not the answer.
May I interest you in this resource? https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9js5291m
I’m not interested in books championing our reduction of human expansion. I want to see us reach out into the stars one day. Technological development and progress is needed. We need to also change our mindset on current systems. E.g., if it doesn’t maximize return on investment, forget about it. If there is a way to do it slightly cheaper even if it’s detrimental, do it cheaper. That mindset sucks.
Just develop fully autopoietic artificial photosynthetic systems. Piece of cake.