Description
In this Frankly, a follow up to “One Ring to Rule Them All”, Nate unpacks the common misconception that AI is the answer to all our energy and ecological problems, specifically climate change.. As the development of AI continues to accelerate, many propose that we are entering the ‘Exponential Age’, yet what’s ignored is that we’ve just lived through an age of exponential impact on Earth’s systems. Under this same ‘operating system’, AI can at best act as a more powerful tool for the continuation of this phenomenon – not to restore ecological stability as some would hope. If AI is based on current cultural goals and aspirations, who will ultimately benefit and who will pay the costs? What types of solutions is AI capable of developing – and more importantly, where is the interplay of AI and human responsibility required to then implement those ideas to fruition?
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
00:40 – Deer population since 1900
03:21 – Speculation on how AI could help climate
05:11 – Marc Andreessen Quote
Additional Resource: Limits to Economic Growth
06:24 – Galactic-Scale Energy | Do the Math
10:40 – Alfred Russel Wallace
11:47 – Jeremy Grantham
15::25 – 1 in 7 couples have fertility problems
12:25 – 108 degree weather in spring in Brazil
13:11 – Energy efficiency increase by 30% since 1990, but grown overall by 60%
13:46 – Paris Climate Agreement, state of it today
14:18 – 200 GW increase in coal since Paris climate agreement
14:55 – Dennis Meadows + TGS Episode
16:20 – How AI could benefit humanity
16:52 – Mordor Economy
17:29 – Moloch
