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Why Reject the Claim That AI Will Use Up the Electricity to Heat Your House?

at 45:57

From the episode: Episode #506: How AI Turns Podcasts into Knowledge Engines

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He rejects the frame that AI companies are increasing your electricity bill until you have no electricity left to heat your house. He calls that a zero sum kind of thinking, like worrying that smartphones, laptops, and electric cars would leave no electricity for a light bulb. The solution is to produce more electricity.

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