> Other computer technologies have seen similarly massive growth without triggering such a large spike in electricity or a shortage of computer components
I don't think the author understands the difference in scale from the comparisons he is trying to make equivalent. Generally, the author seems to only produce anti-ai content, have your grains of salt handy
Gift link: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/generative-ai...
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> Other computer technologies have seen similarly massive growth without triggering such a large spike in electricity or a shortage of computer components
I don't think the author understands the difference in scale from the comparisons he is trying to make equivalent. Generally, the author seems to only produce anti-ai content, have your grains of salt handy
https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alex-reisner/