Scientific American article discusses the energy requirements for AI via an interview of Alex de Cries, a data scientist and Ph.D. candidate studying the energy costs of emerging technologies.  He suggests that sustainability of AI should be included as a risk factor for AI developments. 

Data centers, whether or not AI is hosted by them, are large consumers of energy.  Energy is required to run the centers and energy is required to keep the centers cool.  In the Atlanta market, energy requirements for data centers in 2022 was 97 megawatts, in 2023 that requirement passed 120 megawatts in the first half of the year.  Just a year ago, the company received approval from the PSC for a plan that met customer needs for the next 20 years.  Now, the company is looking for solutions to meet “greater capacity needs”.  Consumers will, of course, fund any expansion. De Vries’ study is found here

Intel is not making delivery commitments for new supercomputer at Argonne.  Energy Department has 10 companies engaged in a research center focused on quantum computing.

Jesus pointed out that power corrupts – remember the temptations?  OpEd written by former Liberty student notes how power is taught to be valued at Liberty, as she acknowledges:

None of us are immune to the power of what our hearts have grown to love.

Interesting how the GOP feeds fear of urban mobs to motivate suburbanites to vote for Trump.  What happened to “God will take care of us”?

 No science for not testing adults exposed to coronavirus…Sir Topham Hat would admonish WH for new testing guidelines – “You are causing confusion and delay!”.  Medical experts agree – Cuomo calls it “political propaganda”.

Trump is silent, again, on Navalny’s poisoning and the soldiers injured by Russia in Syria.  Still waiting to hear about our ‘response’ to Russia’s bounty on US soldiers in Afghanistan.