Already 6 years old, so not even taking into account post-2022 hyperscaling, this is a sobering, very rational and well argued 20 min presentation for some cold flush reality check of the hot fever dreams of AI proponents (and all YOLO energy/resource guzzlers of any walk/standing):

Blip (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXdaIsfio8

"Nature doesn't grant pardons" — Chris Clugston

(via @urlyman, who I warmly recommend to read/follow if you're interested in these topics!)

#AI #Degrowth #Collapse #Energy #BlipEconomy #PermaComputing