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We could have had non-carbon energy independence by now.
by pstuart 6mo ago
We could have had non-carbon energy independence by now.
- therobots927 6mo agoBut the AI fanatics claimed that AI would solve cold fusion, making that whole thing moot. The only problem is, if AI doesn’t solve cold fusion, we’re back to square one. And a few trillion dollars in the hole.
- boxedemp 6mo agoIf we're counting, the USA was already pretty deep in the hole. Anybody that has experienced crippling debt understands there's a point of no return where you just embrace it. And that point is right before rock bottom.
- tim333 6mo agoGovernment debt is different - mostly gets inflated away.
- danilocesar 6mo agoThere’s a joke that in a couple of years, after spending trillions of dollars, burning mountains of coal to run country-sized datacenters and boiling all the oceans, we finally achieve AGI. Then the first question we ask it is: 'How do we fix climate change?' And it answers: 'you can start by unplugging me'
- big-and-small 6mo agoChina is working on this.
- therobots927 6mo agoHow much has china invested in GPU buildout?
- pstuart 6mo agoChina is actually working to make China better for the inhabitants of China. The US is working to keep the oligarchs happy.