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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
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this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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Sure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?
If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that's good, why would tech corpos be able to "hold the reins" of it exclusively?
Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
Nuclear reactors already exist, that's not new tech.
I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
We were talking about inventing, not running though.
My comment is in the context of this