America's energy grid is the bottleneck for data centers and AI, suppressing clean energy is not a great idea. The Trump Administration is certainly doing China a lot of favors when it comes to the AI arms race of the 2030s.
Not sure I see that quite the same way. Yes, wind is taking a big hit under this administration, but is that really such a big deal? “No longer subsidizing” is not quite the same as suppression though, say in the case of solar and EVs. And stopping the suppression of nuclear seems like a good thing to me.
I think we need to see as many forms of energy contributing to net energy wealth as possible, preferably the cleaner the better. Given China’s energy policies, which seem less concerned with cleanliness, is kicking wind to the curb really such a big deal, if we are going full throttle elsewhere?
I was feeling pretty good this morning. About something. I forget what. And then I read this.
Every single time I read "Not Boring" I learn more than any other substack or email or even sometimes research papers... well done... again
It's criminal this wasn't broken up into multiple posts or parts.
Holy smokes. This is was a doozy. Thank you for intro'ing me to the world of Sam... he's got a new subscriber.
America's energy grid is the bottleneck for data centers and AI, suppressing clean energy is not a great idea. The Trump Administration is certainly doing China a lot of favors when it comes to the AI arms race of the 2030s.
Not sure I see that quite the same way. Yes, wind is taking a big hit under this administration, but is that really such a big deal? “No longer subsidizing” is not quite the same as suppression though, say in the case of solar and EVs. And stopping the suppression of nuclear seems like a good thing to me.
I think we need to see as many forms of energy contributing to net energy wealth as possible, preferably the cleaner the better. Given China’s energy policies, which seem less concerned with cleanliness, is kicking wind to the curb really such a big deal, if we are going full throttle elsewhere?
Rather than dexterity or action I suggest “tractability”: can you grasp it, manage it.
Or call it “manageability” or “handleability.”
All of tech, from language to stone tools to AI and robotics, makes things more tractable, manageable, handleable.
The OG tech that made those possible are tongues and thumbs, of course.
Always be making things more tractable