This whole thread is very good but this point really needs to be hit home- Silicon Valley is _choosing_ the energy and water intensive path.
Reposted from Karen Hao
Wait a minute. You mean to say that we don’t need to blanket the earth with data centers and coal & gas plants to maybe arrive at a future where we can wave a magical AGI wand to make all of the consequences of that go away?

Yes. This is a false trade off. Let that sink in. 16/

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