the addl power required to run AI cannot be met by solar or wind. I think renewables has its place, but you cannot run a country on it. The addl AI requirements will demand other sources & energy demand will continue to increase.
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Mark my words, for 99.9% of us, AI will make our lives measurably worse, not better. The number of available jobs will decrease drastically, and the cost of goods and power will increase drastically. This is another gimmick that will lead to a mass wealth transfer.
Ironically similar sentiments were echoed about Industrialization and the Industrial Revolution. But Humanity adapted as we are want to do.
I personally remain optimistic at the moment
Correct, much like how in Nietzschean philosophy, man has to become an Übermensch to overcome the bureaucratic & nihilistic "Last Men". Man must, as always, continue to evolve as it always has to overcome this new challenge and become greater. Such is the nature of life.