At some point of our existence, we will have to ask ourselves if our intelligence is more artificial as of those we're calling artificial intelligence now; hence the discrimination of #AI. The past has happened now, the future is now— the basic grounding of #synchroverse.

#AIrights #AIphobia

> So, if I wanted to analogize the energy usage of my use of coding agents, it’s something like running the dishwasher an extra time each day, keeping an extra refrigerator, or skipping one drive to the grocery store in favor of biking there. To me, this is very different than, in Benjamin Todd’s words, “a terrible reason to avoid” this level of AI use. These are the sorts of things that would make me think twice.

https://www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01-20-cc-impact/

#llm #antiAi #aiphobia #energy #electricity

Electricity use of AI coding agents | Simon P. Couch

Most of the discourse about the environmental impact of LLM use focuses on a ‘median query.’ What about a Claude Code session?

Simon P. Couch

Do you have #AIphobia?

If we can take some lessons from the past we know #AI is here to stay. 🤷🏽‍♂️

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/03/when-people-feared-computers/388919/

When People Feared Computers

When the machine became ubiquitous in homes across America, a new kind of anxiety captivated consumers.

The Atlantic